Adolescent Dysmenorrhea : Prevalence, Severity, Experience and Management in the Use of Medication in High School Girls in Ille-et-Vilaine
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 979
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Prevalence of dysmenorrhea
研究概览
简要总结
Dysmenorrhea or painful menstruation is a common symptom of menses. Dysmenorrhea is defined as a painful, cramping sensation in the lower abdomen or back associated with menstrual periods and is classified into primary and secondary types. Primary dysmenorrhea is painful menstrual periods not due to other diseases, and often occurs soon after menarche. Secondary dysmenorrhea is due to an underlying pelvic abnormality, such as endometriosis.
Dysmenorrhea is the most common gynecological complaint. In many studies, the prevalence of primary dysmenorrhea varies between 34 % in 2010 in Egypt, 86.6% in 2002 in Switzerland, and 21% in 1999 in France.
Nowadays, physiopathology is better understood, which suggests that the investigators have treatments Although dysmenorrhea is a common concern, many women never seek medical advice, even though treatments are easily available and simple.
In fact, despite the high prevalence, dysmenorrhea is undertreated and even disregarded by health professionals, and the girls themselves, who may accept it as a normal part of the menstrual cycle.
The pain occurs just before and/or during menstruation ; it can be mild to severe and is frequently associated with many other symptoms, like nausea, vomiting, headache, diarrhea, tiredness and has many consequences in wellbeing and school. Dysmenorrhea is known to be the first cause of absenteism from school, and appears to have many consequences and a real impact on women's daily activities, which is why it's a public health problem.
Because of the lack of recent studies in France, the aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of adolescent dysmenorrhea. The investigators also assessed its severity, how adolescent girls experienced their menses, and how they manage their pain (seeking medical consultation, use of medication).
The investigators used a self-assessment questionnaire in a cohort of high school girls, aged 15 to 19 years old, during April and May of 2019, in 8 private and public high schools in Ille-et-Vilaine.
详细描述
It was an observational, quantitative and prospective study, in a cohort of adolescent girls, to assess the prevalence of adolescent dysmenorrhea through an anonymous self-assessment questionnaire, which took place in 8 randomised public and private high schools in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France.
Only adolescents aged between 15 and 19 years old who agreed to participate were included. Girls who had experienced primary or secondary amenorrhea for more than 6 months in the past year were excluded.
The target number of participants was 770 adolescents girls aged between 15 and 19 years old.
The main objective was to determine the prevalence of dysmenorrhea within adolescent girls in a sample in France.
The other objectives were to assess the severity, how girls experienced their menses, the consequences on daily living activities or at school, and how they manage their pain.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 15 Years 至 19 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Adolescent girls aged between 15 and 19 years old
- •Menstruating adolescent girls
- •Accept participation
- •Schooled in one of the 8 randomised public and private high schools in Ille-et-Vilaine
排除标准
- •Girls under 15 or over 19 years old
- •If a girl or their parents didn't want their daughter to participate
- •Primary or secondary amenorrhea during more than 6 months in the past year
结局指标
主要结局
Prevalence of dysmenorrhea
时间窗: Inclusion day
" During last past year, have you ever experienced pain in your lower abdomen or back associated with menstrual periods ? " " Never " - " Sometimes " - " Always "
次要结局
未报告次要终点