Health Condition 1: N944- Primary dysmenorrhea
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Female patients age between 12 years to 45 years. 2. Patients suffering from PD, pain score of 4-9 on NRS. (ICD-10 code N94.4) 3. Menstrual pain that hampers the day to activity of life. 4. Patients having menstrual pain which may radiate to back or thigh. 5. Female willing to provide a written informed consent voluntarily; illiterate people will be interviewed by the investigators maintaining adequate privacy to fill up the scales or questionnaires
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients having any abnormal pelvic pathology in ultrasonography of lower abdomen. 2.Patients undergoing any hormone replacement therapy, using contraceptive pills or history of their use in previous 3months. 3.Patients on NSAIDs therapy for dysmenorrhoea in regular basis. 4.Diagnosed cases of unstable mental or psychiatric illness or other uncontrolled or life-threatening illness affecting quality of life and vulnerable population like unconscious, too sick for consultation, differently abled etc. 5.Patient under tobacco chewing and/or smoking, alcoholism and/or any other from(s) of substance abuse and/or dependence. 6.Self-reported immune-compromised state. 7.Patients already undergoing homoeopathic or other system treatment with in last six months. 8.Simultaneous participation in any other clinical trials
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 0-10 numeric rating scale measuring intensity of painTimepoint: Day 1 and day 2 of menstruation for 3 consecutive months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Dysmenorrhoea Symptom Interference Scale (DSI)Timepoint: Every month, up to 3 months;Frequency of taking PCM or NSAIDs as rescue remediesTimepoint: Every month, up to 3 months;Measure yourself medical outcome profile 2 (MYMOP-2)Timepoint: Every month, up to 3 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
D N De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital