Randomised controlled trial on the efficacy of press tack needles stimulation for menstrual pain.

Randomised controlled trial on the efficacy of press tack needles stimulation for menstrual pain. - Randomised controlled trial on the efficacy of press tack needles stimulation for menstrual pain.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000054634

Enrollment

Registered

2024-06-12

Start date

2024-06-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

menstrual pain

Interventions

thumbtack needles sham thumbtack needles

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Menstruating women with menstrual pain

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Women with amenorrhoea lasting more than 3 months or menopausal women. Women who have given birth Those with any kind of systemic skin disease or local skin symptoms of irritation Those taking oral contraceptives or low-dose estrogen-progestin combination pills

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Assessment of menstrual pain using the Visual analogus scale.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
[Before intervention] Questionnaire on menstruation Cornel medical Index Self rating Depression Scale State Trait Anxiety Inventory [every menstrual period] Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire Medication status per menstruation	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactSazu Taniguchi

Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Science Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion

taniguchisazu@tau.ac.jp03-6703-7000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026