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Q In women with climacteric complaints, does a fixed combination of black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) and St John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) extracts reduce symptoms?
Clinical impact ratings GP/FP/Primary care ★★★★★☆☆ Gynaecology ★★★★★★☆
METHODS
Design:
randomised controlled trial (RCT).
Allocation:
concealed.*
Blinding:
blinded (patients, healthcare providers, {data collectors, outcome assessors, data analysts, and data safety committee}†).*
Follow up period:
16 weeks.
Setting:
a clinic in Berlin, Germany.
Patients:
301 women who were 45–60 years of age (mean age 52 y) and had climacteric symptoms for ⩾3 months, a Menopause Rating Scale score ⩾0.4 on ⩾3 items, a Hamilton Depression Rating Scale Total score of 15–23 points, and a score ⩾2 on the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale item 1. Exclusion criteria included any treatment to alleviate climacteric symptoms in the previous 12 …
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