Dysmenorrhea
Conditions
Brief summary
The mechanism led to the dysmenorrhea can be understood more clearly and one may have a better idea to treat the disease in the future.
Detailed description
Background: Pulse diagnosis of the dysmenorrhea patients before and after acupuncture treatment on the acupoint San Yin Jiao (SP6) were performed so that the mechanism led to the pain can be understood more clearly and one may have a better idea to treat the disease in the future. Methods: Fifteen women participated in the study voluntarily. They have first to fill in the form of Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain. Then the pulse of the subjects were measured by ANSWatch before and after acupuncture. All meridians can be assessed by analyzing the pulse spectra through Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) of the original pulse data. The significant change of amplitude in certain harmonics which corresponds to a specific meridian after acupuncture treatment can be selected out.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTANSWatch
Sponsors
Taipei Hospital, Taiwan
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
12 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
* The inclusion criteria of the subjects were the presence of pain during menstruation or three days before it. It needed to recheck if the menstrual cycle appeared within three days after recruiting if dysmenorrhea attacked before menstruation.
Exclusion criteria
* The exclusion criterion was that subjects did not take pain killers in the 12 hours before measurement.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patients' radial artery pulses. Change is being assessed. | Measure subjects' radial artery pulses before and after acupuncture in 10 minutes respectively. | Get subjects' pulses by ANSWatch |
Outcome results
None listed