The effect of Melissa Officinalis extract on the severity of primary dysmenorrhea and related symptoms
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- Conditions
- Dysmenorrhea.Primary dysmenorrhea
- Registration Number
- IRCT201203045975N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Shahid beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Single;18-26 years old; having moderate and severe dysmenorrhea; not having known chronic disease such as fibromyalgia ; not having vaginal discharge-dysuria- itching; regular menstration; not having history of pelvic inflammatory disease- Fibrom; Not taking medication; Not having stress condition such as parental separation - death of a family (in 2 month later).
Exclusion criteria:
Drug intolerance; Lack of proper medication or stop taking the capsules; Taking any herbal medicine in three months prior and during the intervention (except Melissa).
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Dysmenorrhea. Timepoint: one cycle before and two cycles after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Severity of bleeding. Timepoint: one cycle before and two cycles after intervention. Method of measurement: Menstrual pictogram of Campbell and Monga.