premenstrual syndrome. premenstrual tention syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: the auriculotherapy will be executed in 10 weekly sessions during 2 menstruation cycles (except for the 7 days of menstrual bleeding). Each session will be laste
seeds will be pressured by the participant for a whole minute every hour except for the time of sleep. Phone calls will be made for reminding. Intervention 2: Intervantion group 2: They will take Vit
Treatment - Other
Treatment - Drugs
Intervention group 1: the auriculotherapy will be executed in 10 weekly sessions during 2 menstruation cycles (except for the 7 days of menstrual bleeding). Each session will be lasted about 20 minut
seeds will be pressured by the participant for a whole minute every hour except for the time of sleep. Phone calls will be made for reminding.
Intervantion group 2: They will take Vitamin B6 (40 mg) (made by Iran Hormone Company), daily from one week before starting of menstrual bleeding. This group will continue the consumption of B6 during
Sponsors
Isfahan Research Department of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 18 to 35 year old; having regular menstruation cycles with equal intervals (22 to 35 days); having 5 signs of pms in last 2 months; normal BMI ; not having a history of psychological or chronic physical diseases and depression; Not having a history of using anti-depressant; sedatives and hormonal drugs and also drugs that have interactions with vitamin B6 and not having any kind of mass, infection or scar on the external ear . Exclusion criteria: Occurrence of any undesirable incidence or death; not presenting all the auriculotherapy sessions correctly and completely (more than 2 consecutive absences);not pressuring the seeds in the auriculotherapy group and not completing the table of symptoms’ severity recordings would cause the participants to be excluded.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Premenstrual syndrome(edema, low back pain,low abdominal pain,mastalgia,..). Timepoint: Before of intervention, 1,2,month after intervention. Method of measurement: DSM-IV questionnair. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| General health-Depression-Anxiety. Timepoint: preintervention -1 and 2month after intervention. Method of measurement: GHQ(28) and Beck questionairs. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public Contactsharareh koleini
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed