Effect of pressure on tenth spleen point on pain intensity and amount of bleeding in primary dysmenorrhea

Phase 2

Conditions: dysmenorrhea.
Other somatoform disorders

Registration Number: IRCT201211203037N6

Lead Sponsor: Vice chancellor for research, Tehran University of Medical sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

age 18 to 30 years; menstrual pain intensity based on visual pain scale is grade 1, 2 or 3; unmarried; Having regular menstrual periods (Duration of 3 to 8 days, and the interval between two menstrual periods from 21 to 35 days); Absence of psychological disorders especially depression, moderate and severe (earn points 19 and greater according to Beck Depression Inventory); absence of pain during all cycle or during the time of menstrual bleeding; There is no history of abdominal-pelvic surgery; without any pelvic disease And genital system anomalies; absence of ulceration, varices and inflammatory disease or skin in the area of tenth of splenic.
Exclusion criteria: using of oral contraceptive drugs, medications which interfere with ovulation or prostaglandin synthesis inhibitors during the study; any extreme psychological stress during the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain intensity in primary dysmenorrhea. Timepoint: Before intervention and 1, 2, 3, 4 Months after intervention. Method of measurement: Pain ruler.;Amount of bleeding in primary dysmenorrhea. Timepoint: Before intervention and 1, 2, 3, 4 Months after intervention. Method of measurement: Campbell and Mvnga Visual Chart.

Secondary Outcome Measures