Primary dysmenorrhea
Conditions
Sponsors
The First Affiliated Hospital, University of South China
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the diagnostic criteria of primary dysmenorrhea. 2. 14 to 35 years old. 3. Basic rules of the menstrual cycle (28 ± 7 days). 4. Did not have other treatment for dysmenorrhea within 1 month before the acupuncture treatment, and did not take NSAIDs anti-inflammatory drugs and painkillers within the first 2 weeks of the electric needle. 5. Willing to cooperate with the treatment operation, examination and efficacy evaluation, and did not participate in other clinical experiments. 6. Average pain visual simulation score (Visual Analogue Scale, VAS) >= 4. 7. Sign the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, serious diabetes mellitus, serious infection, liver and renal insufficiency, hematopoietic diseases, AIDS, and tuberculosis, hepatitis and other infectious diseases. 2. People with obvious mental illness and obvious cognitive dysfunction. 3. Pregnancy or pregnancy, lactation and postpartum within 1 year.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| VAS (Visual Analogue Scale) score ;Differance between Digital P 2 (The Numeric Pain Rating Scale Instructions, NIRS) in weeks 12 and 24.; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Cox Menstrual Symptom Scale (CMSS);Week 12 and 24 (CMSS);Self-rated anxiety scales and self-rated depression scales ;Blood and urinary metabolomics;Evaluation of patient acupuncture expectations;Safety evaluation; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLiu Xin
The First Affiliated Hospital, University of South China
Outcome results
None listed