Sense of Coherence and Primary Dysmenorrhea in High School Girls in Finistere, France

Completed

• Conditions: Primary Dysmenorrhea

• Registration Number: NCT04083131
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Brest

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the relation between sens of coherence and primary dysmenorrhea. Aself-questionnaire is completed by a sample of girls aged between 14 and 19, schooled in Finistère (France).

Detailed Description

Primary dysmenorrhea affects more than 60% of adolescent girls. Menstrual pain increases absenteeism and lowers self-esteem and academic performance. Moreover, dysmenorrheal women suffer more depression and anxiety.

Sense of coherence (SOC) is composed of three items:

* comprehensibility: what the person understands about his illness

* manageability: what the person does to cope

* meaningfulness: what the disease means to the person. A high SOC score is related to good mental and physical health. The aim of this study will be to determine if there is a relationship between primary dysmenorrhea and the sense of coherence.

A self-questionnaire composed of the SOC-13 and a scale evaluating dysmenorrhea will be proposed in the voluntary high schools of Finistère (France) to the girls of the classes chosen at random.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-09-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-09-06
• Study First Posted: 2019-09-10
• Study Start: 2019-09-25
• Primary Completion: 2019-11-05
• Study Completion: 2019-11-05
• Status Verified: 2020-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-01-06
• Last Update Posted: 2020-01-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 255

Inclusion Criteria

• student in high schools
• aged 14 and 19 years
• with menstrual cycle

Exclusion Criteria

• Illiteracy
• student and parents opposition

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sense of coherence	Inclusion - Day 0	Sense of coherence measured by the self-administered French SOC-13 questionnaire (Likert scale).
Presence / absence of dysmenorrhea	Inclusion - Day 0	Presence / absence of dysmenorrhea objectified by Visual Analogue Scale (EVA) from 0 to 10 indicating the average pain over the last 3 cycles (if greater than 3 without treatment = primary dysmenorrhea)

Trial Locations

Locations (6)

Lycée de l'Harteloire; 🇫🇷 Brest, France

Lycée Jean-Marie Le Bris; 🇫🇷 Douarnenez, France

Lycée de l'Elorn; 🇫🇷 Landerneau, France

Lycée du Léon; 🇫🇷 Landivisiau, France

Lycée Roz Glas; 🇫🇷 Quimperlé, France

Lycée Brizeux; 🇫🇷 Quimper, France