Premenstrual Syndrome
Conditions
Keywords
Premenstrual syndrome, Physical distress, Behavioral changes
Brief summary
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a collection of physical and emotional symptoms related to a woman's menstrual cycle. These symptoms occurring only during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle that are of sufficient severity to interfere with some aspects of life of these women, reflecting also in interpersonal relationships, workplace and in their productivity. For these reasons, this research was conducted with the nursing staff of the Samaritan Hospital in order to verify the effectiveness of auricular acupuncture to alleviate some of the symptoms of PMS.
Detailed description
The chinese auriculotherapy is a intervention used by Chinese Traditional Medicine in order to balance the body energy and to treat several kind of diseases using semipermanent needles in specific points of the auricular pavilion.
Interventions
It was used semipermanent needles (1.5mm) to stimulate points, once on a week, during 8 sessions.
Sponsors
Sociedade Hospital Samaritano
University of Sao Paulo
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
21 Years to 44 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. Belong to the nursing staff 2. Present at least one behavioral or physical symptom that is self-perceived as related to the symptoms that precede menstruation (irritability, depression, fatigue, headache, breast tenderness, swelling, anxiety, insomnia, crying spells, changes in appetite) 3. Voluntary participation in the study 4. Availability of time for submission to the sessions
Exclusion criteria
1. Medical license or vacation during the period of the research. 2. Pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Premenstrual syndrome symptoms | after 3 months | This randomized clinical trial aimed at evaluating the auriculotherapy efficacy to reduce behavioral or physical symptom that is self-perceived as related to the symptoms that precede menstruation (irritability, depression, fatigue, headache, breast tenderness, swelling, anxiety, insomnia, crying spells, changes in appetite) |
Countries
Brazil
Outcome results
None listed