Electro-Acupuncture for Dysmenorrhea A Promising Treatment Option

Efficacy of Electro-Acupuncture at Dai Mai Meridian among Individuals with Primary Dysmenorrhea - A Randomized Controlled Trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/01/079350

Enrollment

Registered

2025-01-24

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-02-03

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: N944- Primary dysmenorrhea

Interventions

Intervention1: Intervention: The study participants will undergo electro-acupuncture on the Dai-Mai Meridian (Belt Vessel) acupuncture points according to Traditional Chinese Medicine principles. Elec

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age range from 18 to 30 years Gender: Female History of Primary Dysmenorrhea for at least 6 consecutive menstrual cycles. Moderate to severe Primary Dysmenorrhea (Pain that significantly impacts daily activities or registers high on a validated pain scale) Readiness to electrical acupuncture intervention.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Females with conditions such as immunodeficiency, bleeding disorders, allergies, and neurological diseases, History of malignancy, current malignancy, or findings of malignancy. Females experiencing irregular menstrual cycles. Lactating mothers and pregnant women. Women currently using oral contraceptive pills, intrauterine devices, or medications for primary dysmenorrhea in the past 6 months. Should not have conditions causing abdominal pain such as pelvic inflammatory disease and inflammatory bowel disease. Lack of willingness or fear regarding electrical acupuncture intervention. Should not have any medical conditions such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, or hypertension. Skin lesions from needles, scars, cardiac pacemaker, or other implants.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale (WBFS): Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale was developed by Donna Wong and Connie Baker in 1983 as a pain assessment tool. It features a series of faces ranging from a happy face at 0, indicating no hurt, to a crying face at 10, representing hurts like the worst pain imaginable. Participants select the face that best corresponds to their pain level, which is associated with a numerical score.Timepoint: Baseline, and 90 days after Intervention	—

Measure

Time frame

The Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale (WBFS): Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale was developed by Donna Wong and Connie Baker in 1983 as a pain assessment tool. It features a series of faces ranging from a happy face at 0, indicating no hurt, to a crying face at 10, representing hurts like the worst pain imaginable. Participants select the face that best corresponds to their pain level, which is associated with a numerical score.Timepoint: Baseline, and 90 days after Intervention

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Heart Rate VariabilityTimepoint: Baseline, & After 90 days	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr S Geethanjali

International Institute of Yoga and Naturopathy Medical Sciences

drgeethu.nat007@gmail.com6379377297

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026