Effects of Capsule Capsella bursa pastoris on Primary Dysmenorrhea Severity in Women Referred to Medical Center Affiliated to Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in 2020

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20200904048614N1

Enrollment

Registered

2020-11-19

Start date

2020-11-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-11-30

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Conditions

Primary Dysmenorrhea. Primary dysmenorrhea

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: the participants of the intervention group will take 400mg capsella bursa-pastoris capsules three times a day every 8 hours from the first day of menstrual cycle (s

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 30 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Those with primary dysmenorrhea that their pain rated from moderate to severe according to Mac Gill pain scale. They are between 18-30 years old. They have experienced menstrual pain during the first three days of the menstruation for three consecutive periods in the last 6 months. They have 3-7 days of menstrual bleeding. They do not experience bleeding between two menstrual cycles. They have 21-35-day and regular menstrual cycles. They have no chronic disease (diabetes, hypertension, heart diseases, infectious disease, liver and kidney diseases, epilepsy, and pelvis diseases (fibromas, endometriosis) according to their statements. They have no abnormal vaginal discharge. They do not take special medication and supplements.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those with primary dysmenorrhea that their pain rated as mild according to Mac Gill pain scale. Those with secondary dysmenorrhea. Those with underlying diseases.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Percentage of individual with primary dysmenorrhea whose pain rate is upper than 4 according to Mac Gill pain scale. Timepoint: Measuring the intensity of dysmenorrhea during the first three days of the menstrual cycle ( first month ) without intervention, during the first three days of the menstrual cycle ( second month ) with intervention, during the first three days of the menstrual cycle ( third month ) with intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.	—

Measure

Time frame

Percentage of individual with primary dysmenorrhea whose pain rate is upper than 4 according to Mac Gill pain scale. Timepoint: Measuring the intensity of dysmenorrhea during the first three days of the menstrual cycle ( first month ) without intervention, during the first three days of the menstrual cycle ( second month ) with intervention, during the first three days of the menstrual cycle ( third month ) with intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSaeedeh Ahmadipoor

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

saeedehahmadipur@gmail.com+98 83 3826 6937

Outcome results

None listed

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