The Effect Of Reiki And Massage With Sage Oil On Primary Dysmenorrhea

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Primary Dysmenorrhea
• Interventions: Behavioral: Reiki group; Other: Sage oil group

• Registration Number: NCT05129852
• Lead Sponsor: Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Brief Summary

This study was a randomized controlled trial. It included young girls with primary dysmenorrhea in a district located in the south of Turkey and was conducted between March 01, 2021 and June 30, 2021. The sample size of this research was decided by performing a power analysis in the power statistical program. Considering the parameters of the groups, the effect size was calculated to be 0.5003604. Since α was found to be 0.05 and power (1 - β) was 0.95, a total number of 66 participants were distributed into three equal groups (sage oil massage: 22, Reiki: 22, control: 22). Considering the possibility of case losses, 30 participants were included in each group; finally, a total of 90 people were included in the study. For data collection, a questionnaire regarding sociodemographic characteristics and the visual analog scale (VAS) were used. Reiki and massage with sage oil were applied for 30 minutes, and no application was performed on the control group.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-03-01
• Primary Completion: 2021-06-30
• Study Completion: 2021-07-10
• Study First Submitted: 2021-10-29
• Status Verified: 2021-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-11-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-11-11
• Study First Posted: 2021-11-22
• Last Update Posted: 2021-11-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

Being female Not married

Exclusion Criteria

Psychiatric problem Communication barrier Those who refuse to work

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Reiki group	Reiki group	visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores were also evaluated in the Reiki group (30 participants) when the pain started. The participants experienced pain on the first 3 days of their menstruation. Their blood pressure, body temperature, and pulse rate were also measured. Reiki was applied by a researcher with a Reiki certificate. Thirty minutes after the Reiki application, VAS evaluation and blood pressure, body temperature, and pulse rate measurements were repeated. This application was repeated for two menstrual periods.
sage oil group	Sage oil group	The participants in the sage oil massage group (30 participants in total) had pain in the first 3 days of their menstrual cycle; when the pain started, pain levels were scored by the participants using visual analog scale (VAS). In addition, their blood pressure, body temperature, and pulse rate were measured. The researchers massaged the abdomen with sage oil for 30 minutes, and 30 minutes after the massage, VAS evaluation and blood pressure, body temperature, and pulse rate measurements were performed again. This application was repeated for two menstrual periods.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Individual Introductory Information Form	2 months	Form, information regarding sociodemographic characteristics of the participants was collected.
VAS pain scores	2 months	Pain levels were scored by the participants using VAS
Body Mass Index	2 months	Body mass index was calculated by measuring the height and weight of the participants.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Nazife Bakir; 🇹🇷 Burdur, Bucak, Turkey