Effect of MA Versus TENS for Primary Dysmenorrhea

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

The trial aims to evaluate the effect of manual acupuncture versus transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation in treating primary dysmenorrhea.

Clinical Trial Description

According to systematic reviews,manual acupuncture(MA) and high frequency transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation(TENS) had certain therapeutic effects on primary dysmenorrhea respectively.

In this trial, 84 patients with primary dysmenorrhea will be recruited and randomly allocated into MA group and TENS group. Patients in MA group will receive treatment at acupoints of Shiqizhui(EX-B8), Ciliao(BL 32),Diji(SP 8) and Sanyinjiao(SP 6) and those in TENS group will receive treatment at the area along the lower borders of the ribs and the upper borders of the hip crests on both sides. All patients, both in EA group and TENS group, will be treated in their first day of dysmenorrhea, once a day for three consecutive days. And the treatments will last for three consecutive menstrual cycles. ;

Study Design

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT03977519
Study type	Interventional
Source	Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Contact	Jingxue Yuan
Phone	+86-18810969209
Email	yuanjingxue@aliyun.com
Status	Recruiting
Phase	N/A
Start date	July 2019
Completion date	May 2021

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