Clinical Trials Logo

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this non-invasive interventional study is to explore the university students' experience of living with primary dysmenorrhea and evaluate the effect of acupuncture at the Sanyinjiao point on their physiological discomfort. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Is there any difference in pain before and after the intervention of the Sanyinjiao point acupressure for dysmenorrhea among female college students? - Is there any difference in the average number of Menstrual Distress Questionnaire scale before and after Sanyinjiao acupressure in female college students with dysmenorrhea? Participants will be acupressure at Sanyinjiao point triple times during the study.


Clinical Trial Description

This study will employ a quasi-experimental research design, using pre- and post-intervention surveys in intervention. In the universities of central Taiwan as a place to collect cases. Target 50 university students with primary dysmenorrhea will be recruited by using a purposive sampling. After taking the informed consent and basic information of the study participants, the observation will be measured before and after the intervention of the Sanyinjiao point acupuncture, which were performed during two consecutive menstrual cycles (eight days per cycles). The data collection will be obtained by demographic questionnaire, the Visual Pain Scale (VAS) and the Menstrual Physiological Infrequency Table (MDQ). Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation (SD), frequency, mean difference), Chi-square test and ANOVA statistical testswere used for data analysis. ;


Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


NCT number NCT05938660
Study type Interventional
Source Asia University
Contact
Status Active, not recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date November 22, 2022
Completion date August 2023

See also
  Status Clinical Trial Phase
Completed NCT03608215 - Neuromodulatary Efficacy of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Severe Refractory Primary Dysmenorrhea N/A
Completed NCT03594916 - Efficacy of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Severe Primary Dysmenorrhea N/A
Not yet recruiting NCT04541134 - Phase 3 Clinical Trial to Evaluate of the Efficacy and Safety of DW9801 in Patients With Primary Dysmenorrhea Phase 3
Completed NCT04083131 - Sense of Coherence and Primary Dysmenorrhea in High School Girls in Finistere, France
Not yet recruiting NCT05448027 - Low Versus High Intensity Laser Therapy on Primary Dysmenorrhea N/A
Completed NCT04662814 - Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Dysmenorrhea N/A
Recruiting NCT05771753 - Comparison of Core Stabilization and Dynamic Stretching Exercises in Primary Dysmenorrhea N/A
Not yet recruiting NCT04665661 - Aerobic Exercise for Primary Dysmenorrhea N/A
Completed NCT03290066 - Effectiveness of Kinesiotaping in Primary Dysmenorrhea N/A
Completed NCT03593850 - Music for Pain in Primary Dysmenorrhea N/A
Completed NCT04235595 - Comparison of the Effects of TENS and CTM on Primary Dysmenorrhea N/A
Completed NCT05081869 - Investigation of the Effect of Online Yoga Based Exercise Program on Women With Primary Dysmenorrhea N/A
Not yet recruiting NCT06398990 - The Effect of Cognitive Exercise Therapy Approach and Yoga in Adolescents With Dysmenorrhoea N/A
Completed NCT02026206 - Low-level Light Therapy for Primary Dysmenorrhea Phase 3
Completed NCT05686460 - Effect of Hegu Point Ice Massage and Music in Dysmenorrhea N/A
Not yet recruiting NCT06052722 - The Relationship of Premenstrual Syndrome and Primary Dysmenorrhea With Severity of Temporomandibular Disorders N/A
Completed NCT04119011 - Probiotics in Women With Primary Dysmenorrhoea Phase 1/Phase 2
Completed NCT04856280 - Kinesiological Taping and Aerobic Exercise in Women With Primary Dysmenorrhea: N/A
Completed NCT02602522 - Danshen-Jiang-Fu Granule Prepared by Danshen From Different Producing Areas for Primary Dysmenorrhea Early Phase 1
Completed NCT04183556 - The Effect of Turmeric on New Onset Primary Dysmenorrhea N/A