Primary Dysmenorrhea
Conditions
Interventions
1 needle group:Acupuncture at unilateral Sanyinjiao (SP6) with filiform needle
2 needles group:Acupuncture at bilateral Sanyinjiao (SP6) with filiform needle
3 needles group:Acupuncture at bilateral Sanyinjiao (SP6) and unilateral Ciliao (BL32) with filiform needle
4 needles group:Acupuncture at bilateral Sanyinjiao (SP6), Ciliao (BL32) with filiform needle
5 needles group:Acupuncture at bilateral Sanyinjiao (SP6), bilateral Ciliao (BL32), and unilateral Diji (SP8) with filiform needle
6 needles group:Acupuncture at bilateral Sanyinjiao (SP6), bilateral Ciliao (BL32), and bilateral Diji (SP8) with filiform needle
Sponsors
Jinan City Changqing District People's Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
16 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Meet the diagnostic criteria of primary dysmenorrhea. (2) Age 16-35 years old. (3) The menstrual cycle is regular (28 ± 7 days). (4) The average score of the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) of dysmenorrhea for 3 consecutive menstrual cycles was =4. (5) Those who did not take analgesics, sedatives, hormonal drugs or other forms of treatment within 2 weeks before enrollment. (6) Sign an informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients with secondary dysmenorrhea caused by pelvic inflammatory disease, endometriosis, adenomyosis or other factors confirmed by B-ultrasound and gynecological examination. (2) Pregnant or lactating women. (3) Patients with serious life-threatening primary diseases, such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, liver disease, kidney disease, hematopoietic system disease and mental illness. (4) Patients with irregular menstrual cycles and intermittent episodes of dysmenorrhea.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduced VAS scores compared to before treatment; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain VAS score at 5min of acupuncture;Pain VAS score at 10min of acupuncture;Pain VAS score at 20min of acupuncture;Pain VAS score at 30min after acupuncture;Pain VAS score at 60min after acupuncture;Pain VAS score at 120min after acupuncture;Scoring of the COX Dysmenorrhea Symptom Scale;SF-MPQ; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactMou Zijun; Wang Bin
Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Jinan City Changqing District People's Hospital
Outcome results
None listed