The research of effective somatosensory stimulation for menstrual pain and menstrual cycle accompanying symptoms.

Phase 1

• Conditions: Primary Dysmenorrhea (The menstrual pain without secondary factors. Secondary factor is endometriosis,myoma of the uterus, and so on.)

• Registration Number: JPRN-UMIN000018815
• Lead Sponsor: Teikyo Heisei University

Brief Summary

In the 14 participants (contact needle group: n=8, placebo needle group: n=6) who completed the study, the mean change in menstrual pain was assessed by using a 100-mm Visual Analogue Scale: -17.31 mm in the contact needle group and -18.83 mm in the placebo needle group. There was no intergroup difference (p=0.87, Cohen's d=0.09). Our findings suggest that self-care by contact needle therapy relieves menstrual pain. However, given that its effect on menstrual pain was equivalent to self-care by placebo needle therapy, the pain relief observed in this study might have been due to non-specific effects, such as placebo effects and acupressure effects.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-08-26
• Study Completion: 2016-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete: follow-up complete
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

The subjects who has occurred a rash on skin that was pasted the tool of cutaneous stimulation. The subjects who takes an oral contraceptive regularly. The subjects who takes the pill by gynecology doctor indication at the present time. The subjects who has gynecology disease or another underlying disease. The subjects who has gynecology disease or another underlying disease (such as skin disease, diabetes, cardiovascular disease).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified