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 dysmenorrheaCognitive-behavioral therapydepressiondysmenorrheagirls
- 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
Name Time Method Depression 10/06/2015 Beck’s Depression Inventory- second edition (BDI-II)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Dysmenorrhea 10/06/2015 Beck’s Depression Inventory- second edition (BDI-II)