Dysmenorrhea
Conditions
Interventions
Other
E02.331
H02.010.625
tDCS stimulation will be administered using a continuous electrical stimulator with three parallel (9V) power batteries. The maximum power output will be 10 mA and will be controlled by a professional
Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Aged from 18 to 40 years; regular menstrual cycle from 28 to 32 days; without breastfeeding; not history of brain surgery; not tumor hystory; not history of chronicle genitourinary infectious; without history of alcohol or drug abuse.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Mean pain score of at least 3 on the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) during the menstrual cycle preceding the evaluation; patients presenting history of dizziness or epileptic disease; pregnancy; metal implants in the head.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain: measured using the numerical pain scale (NRS). Analyses were made using NRS at the first, second and third days over the first menstrual cycle (without tDCS) and in the first, second and third days over the second menstrual cycle (with tDCS). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The patients' mood was evaluated through the Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS). The higher the scores of each, the higher the representativeness of the negative / positive mood for each individual.;Anxiety: measured through the Hamilton anxiety scale. Score varies from 0-4 according to the intensity of the symptoms, in which 0 = absent; 2 = slight; 3 = average; 4 = maximum. The total score varies from 0 to 56 and the higher the score, the worse the anxiety state of the interviewee.;Functionality: measured by the submaximal functional capacity, measured with the 6-minute walk test (6MWT). For the analysis of the present study will be considered the positive variation of the distance before and after the CTEF, being considered the increase in meters as an improvement in functional capacity. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactLarissa;Larissa Dutra;Dutra
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte;Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Outcome results
None listed