Acupressure and Training for Coping With PMS

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Premenstrual Syndrome; Acupressure
• Interventions: Other: training; Other: training +acupressure

• Registration Number: NCT03899207
• Lead Sponsor: Adiyaman University Research Hospital

Brief Summary

The study was conducted to determine the effect of acupressure and training, given to women under the guidance of health belief model for coping with premenstrual syndrome, on the premenstrual symptoms and quality of life.

This study was conducted to as a randomized controlled trial. The population of the study was composed of all women with PMS registered in FHCs no. 4 and 14 located in the city center. The sample of the study consisted of women including 51 women in training +acupressure group, 55 women in training group and 57 women in control group. The data were collected with Participant Information Form, PMSS and WHOQOL-BREF in the study. Training and acupressure were administered to the acupressure + training group. Only the training for coping with premenstrual syndrome was given to the training group. The data collection forms were reapplied to all groups 12 weeks after the pretest.

Detailed Description

Premenstrual Syndrome is an important collection of symptoms affecting approximately one-fifth of women in reproductive age.

Acupressure is an intervention found in the nursing intervention system and defined as applying constant and powerful pressure on certain/specific points of the body in order to reduce pain, provide relaxation and relief, and to prevent or reduce nausea. Many studies conducted in gynecology have shown that acupressure decreased menstrual distress, premenstrual symptoms, back pain in women experiencing dysmenorrhea, labor pain and nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. In addition, it was shown in the studies that training given for PMS decreased the premenstrual symptoms

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-06-30
• Primary Completion: 2017-11-20
• Study Completion: 2018-04-20
• Study First Submitted: 2019-03-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-03-31
• Study First Posted: 2019-04-02
• Status Verified: 2019-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-08-25
• Last Update Posted: 2019-08-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 199

Inclusion Criteria

Having regular menstruation (between 21-35 days),

not having any psychiatric diagnosis or any gynecological diseases

not using contraceptives,

not having tissue deformity in the extremities.

Exclusion Criteria

having any psychiatric diagnosis having any gynecological diseases

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
training +acupressure	training	In the training+acupressure group, 10 women were excluded from the study since they could not participate in acupressure application at different times, 2 women were excluded since they had menstrual irregularities and 4 women were excluded since they could not be contacted.
training	training +acupressure	In the training group, 4 women were excluded since they did not participate in the reminder training, 1 woman was excluded since she had menstrual irregularities, 3 women were excluded since they wanted to withdraw from the study and 3 women were excluded from the study since they could not be contacted.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Effects of Health Belief Model-Based Training for Coping with Premenstrual Syndrome and Acupressure on Premenstrual Symptoms and Quality of Life	10 month	The premenstrual syndrome scale,The lowest score to be taken from the scale is 44 and the highest score is 220. High score shows an increase in the intensity of the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome. If the total scale score is higher than 50% (110) of the highest score (220) in PMS scale, PMS is considered as "present".In the calculation of WHOQOL-BREF scoring, 1st and 2nd items are evaluated independently while the answers obtained from the 3rd, 4th, 26th and 27th questions are reversely scored since they indicate negative statements. The scale does not have a total score. Higher scores obtained from the subscales of the scale indicate that the quality of life level is high.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

ınönü Universty; 🇹🇷 Malatya, Turkey

DİDEM; 🇹🇷 Adıyaman, Turkey