Zinc therapy in decreasing of dysmenorrhea.
- Conditions
- dysmenorrhea.primary dysmenorrhea
- Registration Number
- IRCT2012080610517N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Jahrom University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 120
history of regular menstrual cycles of 21-35 days with actual menstruation period of 3 to 7 days; if the participants experienced at least 4 consecutive painful menstruation periods in the past six months; the pain started one day before or at the starting day of menstruation and if dysmenorrhea disturbed daily activity of the patients for at least one day per month. After describing the study protocol, an informed consent was taken from the parents of patients. Enrolled patients underwent pelvic ultrasonography examination by a gynecologist. The patients were excluded if she had a clinically significant medical history or active disease; if a pelvic pathology was diagnosed by the gynecologist; if she used other medications or supplements and if she was not interested in using the drug and filling the pain charts of the study.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain duration. Timepoint: in 3 menstruation cyclein 3 month. Method of measurement: chart the day she has pain.;Pain severity. Timepoint: in 3 menstruation cyclein 3 month. Method of measurement: pain rating scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method