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The Effectiveness of Cognitive-behavioral Therapy on Reducing the Primary Dysmenorrhea Symptoms in Iranian Girls in 2015

The Effectiveness of Cognitive-behavioral Therapy on Reducing the Primary Dysmenorrhea Symptoms in Iranian Girls in 2015

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20170126001
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2017-01-26
Start date
2015-04-08
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Depression is one of the most prevalent disorders among the girls with dysmenorrhea Cognitive&#45

Interventions

Explanation of CBT sessions Session 1: The session was aimed at familiarizing the applicants with muscle relaxation&#44
the symptoms of dysmenorrhea
also&#44
some explanations about the cognitive&#45
behavioral therapy&#44
stress and its effects on body&#44
and the relaxation effectiveness were given to the applicants. Moreover&#44
the pretest was performed. Session 2: The session aimed to give some information about the automatic thoughts and make the applicants aware of the physical tension. Session 3: The session was aimed
learning the assessment process&#44
understanding the cycle of thoughts&#44
feelings and physical status. Session 4: The purpose of session was to identify the negative thoughts in order to have an examination on the effects they can have on the human behaviors Session 5: T
talk&#44
leaning the alternatives for logical thoughts&#44
and practicing how to replace the distorted thoughts with logical thoughts Session 6: The session was aimed at understanding the meaning of the concept of coping&#44
and various styles of coping. Session 7: The session was aimed at learning some concepts about anger&#44
the patterns and responds to the anger&#44
and how to manage the anger. Session 8: The purpose of session was to learning the learning styles&#44
practicing expressive communication&#44
learning the obstacles to expressive behaviors&#44
and using problem&#45

Sponsors

Maryam Salehi
Lead Sponsor
Mansoureh rabbani zadeh
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
20 Years to 30 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The criteria to be included into the treatment were being single, having regular menstrual periods, having primary dysmenorrhea for three periods in a row, not having physical problems for hiking, and getting the score higher than 14 in BDI.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Factors such as pelvic or lower abdominal surgeries, coagulopathy, experiencing abnormal abdominal or pelvic sonography, taking alcoholic drinks, drugs, contraceptives, abnormal vaginal bleeding, and stress were considered as the exclusion criteria. It is worth mentioning that all participants were taking antidepressant drugs.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Depression 10/06/2015 Beck’s Depression Inventory- second edition (BDI-II)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Dysmenorrhea 10/06/2015 Beck’s Depression Inventory- second edition (BDI-II)

Countries

UAE

Contacts

Public ContactAzizreza Ghasemzadeh

Sun Face Medical Aesthetic center, Dubai, UAE

aghasemzadeh@hotmail.com00989331332853

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026