primary dysmenorrhea. Pain and other conditions associated with female genital organs and menstrual cycle
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: In the experiment group, acupressure done on liv3 point located two thumb-widths behind the skin-margin between the first (big) and second toes for 3-7 days before the onset of menstru
In the experiment group, acupressure done on liv3 point located two thumb-widths behind the skin-margin between the first (big) and second toes for 3-7 days before the onset of menstruation for 20 min
In the control group, acupressure done on placebo point located two thumb-widths behind the skin-margin between the first (big) and second toes for 3-7 days before the onset of menstruation for 20 min
Sponsors
Tarbait Modares University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 21 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: age 18-21 years, having regular menstrual cycles (duration of 3-8 days and interval of 21-35 days). presence of moderate to severe pain i.e. a score of 4 or more on a wrong-Baker faces pain scale, presence of symptoms of liver channel, presence of fix or sharp pain in lower abdomen for 1-2 day prior to onset of menstruation, distension feel in abdomen and breast, presence of dark-colored menstruation with clotting, irritability or depression and sometimes sleeplessness prior to onset of menstruation, tongue with red-colored seed, worsening the pain with pressure on abdominal), no prior history of gynecological disease or abdominal or pelvic surgery, no pain during menstrual cycle or menstruation duration, 2 hours after meal Exclusion criteria: history of mental stress in last 6 month especially having moderate to severe level of depression (score of 19 or more in beck-21 inventory), taking analgesics during 4 hours before intervention, menstruation cycle lower than 25 days or more than 35 days, use of tobacco products, or alcohol, presence of verbal, audible, mental problems, heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, asthma, hyperthyroid or hypothyroid, or respiratory disease, presence of scar or inflammatory disease in acupoint.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Liver channel symptoms. Timepoint: first and fourth cycles. Method of measurement: liver channel symptoms questionnare-interview to patient.;Severity of dysmenorrhea. Timepoint: first and fourth cycles. Method of measurement: multidimensional scoring system -interview with patient.;Pain severity. Timepoint: monthly. Method of measurement: wrong-Baker faces pain scale-interview to patient.;Pain duration. Timepoint: monthly. Method of measurement: questionnare-interview to patient. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactFatemeh Bazarganipour
Tarbiat Modares University
Outcome results
None listed