Evaluation of the impact of dry cupping on primary dysmenorrhea among the students residing in Qazvin University of Medical Sciences dormitories.

Phase 2

Conditions: Primary dysmenorrhoea.
Primary dysmenorrhoea
N 94.4

Registration Number: IRCT2015120125320N1

Lead Sponsor: Vice chancellor for research, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

single women in the range of 35-19 years old; living in students dormitories of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences; with regular menstrual cycles; moderate to severe primary dysmenorrhea; lack of any known chronic diseases like diabetes; the absence of symptoms like burning, itching and abnormal vaginal discharge; no hormonal problems; no history of pelvic disease, fibroids and tumors; no usage of certain medications and no stressful factors (separation of parents, death of first-degree relatives and so on) in the last six months.
Major excluding conditions: being under the age of 19 years and more than 35 years; irregular menstruation; menstrual without pain; mild primary dysmenorrhea; secondary dysmenorrhea; chronic disease; pelvic disease; being under the stressors in the past six months.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Severity and duration of primary dysmenorrhea. Timepoint: Before the intervention, one month, two months, three months after the intervention in case and control groups. Method of measurement: Verbal multidimensional scoring system.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Symptoms of dysmenorrhea. Timepoint: Before the intervention, one month, two months, three months after the intervention in case and control groups. Method of measurement: Verbal multidimensional scoring system.