The effect of ear acupressure on premenstrual syndrome
Phase 3
- Conditions
- premenstrual syndrome.premenstrual tention syndrome
- Registration Number
- IRCT2017050921934N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Mashhad University of Medical Science
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 180
Inclusion Criteria
being aged between 20 and 40 years; regular menstrual period(with equal intervals of 21 to 35 days); presence of at least five symptoms of premenstrual syndrome in the last two months; and normal body mass.
Exclusion criteria: having a history of physical and psychological diseases and depression; having a history of consuming antidepressants, sedatives, or hormonal drugs; presence of any mass, inflammation, infection, or injury in the outer ear in the auriculotherapy group; unwillingness to continue the cooperation, or death; and failure to fill out the daily symptoms table correctly and completely(as described).
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Premenstrual syndrome(edema, low back pain,low abdominal pain,mastalgia,..). Timepoint: 2 months before treatment and 2 months after treatment. Method of measurement: DSM-IV questionnair.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Depression. Timepoint: 2 months before treatment and 2 months after treatment. Method of measurement: Beck questionairs.