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The Effectiveness of Cognitive-behavioral Therapy on Reducing the Primary Dysmenorrhea Symptoms in Iranian Girls in 2015

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Depression is one of the most prevalent disorders among the girls with dysmenorrhea
Cognitive&#45
behavioral therapy
depression
dysmenorrhea
girls
Registration Number
TCTR20170126001
Lead Sponsor
Maryam Salehi
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
34
Inclusion Criteria

The criteria to be included into the treatment were being single, having regular menstrual periods, having primary dysmenorrhea for three periods in a row, not having physical problems for hiking, and getting the score higher than 14 in BDI.

Exclusion Criteria

Factors such as pelvic or lower abdominal surgeries, coagulopathy, experiencing abnormal abdominal or pelvic sonography, taking alcoholic drinks, drugs, contraceptives, abnormal vaginal bleeding, and stress were considered as the exclusion criteria. It is worth mentioning that all participants were taking antidepressant drugs.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Depression 10/06/2015 Beck’s Depression Inventory- second edition (BDI-II)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Dysmenorrhea 10/06/2015 Beck’s Depression Inventory- second edition (BDI-II)
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