Angiopuncture, Dopplar Ultrasound, Dysmenorrhea
Conditions
Keywords
Dysmenorrhea, angiopuncture, dopplar, ultrasound
Brief summary
the study is to evaluated dopplar guided angiopuncture efficacy and safety in patients with dysmenorrhea
Detailed description
to conduct angiopuncture, with dopplar located perforator points and also evaluate the spectrum before and after angiopuncture therapy.
Interventions
OTHERconduct angiopuncture on perforator points
conducted angiopuncutre on patients of intervention group, and compare those patients pain scores before and after angiopuncture therapy.
Sponsors
The Third Affiliated Hospital of Changchun University of Chinese Medicine
City University of Hong Kong
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
unmarried nulliparous women (aged 18-25 years old) with dysmenorrhea diagnosis
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Primary dysmenorrhea diagnosis (≥6 months of menstrual pain scoring ≥2 on numerical rating scale) Regular menstrual cycles (28-32 days), menstrual period lasts 4 to 7 days No pelvic pathology on transvaginal ultrasound.
Exclusion criteria
coagulopathy (INR \>1.5) recent analgesic use (48-hour washout) secondary dysmenorrhea confirmed by laparoscopy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| visual analog scale | pre-treatment, immediate post-treatment, check up 1, check up 2, check up 3 (3 check ups lasts for 3 months post therapy, with each for 1 month) | to measure pain score before and after angiopuncture |
Countries
China
Contacts
Primary ContactRong HAN, PhD student
Backup ContactYuenkei LEE, Mphil
Outcome results
None listed