Primary Dysmenorrhea (The menstrual pain without secondary factors. Secondary factor is endometriosis,myoma of the uterus, and so on.)
Conditions
Interventions
In this study, as a real gentle acupuncture stimulation, paste the cutaneous stimulation tool of plastic disk (SOMARESON) that has micro cone on surface. As the placebo stimulation, use the plastic fl
interventions 1"
, only use the real stimulation. After the periods of baseline, subjects applies the real stimulation on during periods of menstruation of four consecutive menstrual cycle, and records the menstrual
interventions 2"
, only use the placebo stimulation. After the periods of baseline, Subjects applies the placebo stimulation on during periods of menstruation of four consecutive menstrual cycle, and records the men
Sponsors
Teikyo Heisei University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Every women with menstrual pain(low abdominal pain or low back pain and so on )during recent 6 menstrual cycle. Those women who has agreements of participates on paper in this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The subjects who has occurred a rash on skin that was pasted the tool of cutaneous stimulation. The subjects who takes an oral contraceptive regularly. The subjects who takes the pill by gynecology doctor indication at the present time. The subjects who has gynecology disease or another underlying disease. The subjects who has gynecology disease or another underlying disease (such as skin disease, diabetes, cardiovascular disease).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| In this study, as a primary outcome, assess the strength of menstrual pain by visual analog scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| As a physiological outcome, assess the uterine artery blood flow (resistance index: RI) on menstrual phase. And as another secondary outcomes, assess the another menstrual symptoms in addition to menstrual pain, and the count of used the analgesics, and assess the usefulness as a self care of cutaneous stimulation, by questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactMiyazaki Shogo
Teikyo Heisei University Faculty of Health Care
Outcome results
None listed