The effect of cupping method in the treatment of menorrhagia
- Conditions
- DUB.Excessive, frequent and irregular menstruation
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016052528080N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Tehran university of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 162
women with uterine bleeding disorders; Patients referred by a gynecologist with disorders of uterine bleeding; patient with completed informed consent form
Exclusion criteria: women younger than 20 or older than 50 years; history of chest surgery in the last three months; active systemic infection disease; active infected edema on Skin or injury on cupping site; coagulation disorders; use of bleeding-lowering drugs such as Mefenamic acid, etc. during the study period; uterine fibrosis with endometrial thickness; fraction in the chest area ,especially in the ribs 7-12 on cupping site; chemical medicines or herbal and other alternative medicine methods used during the study; pregnant or plan to become pregnant during the study; dependence on drugs in the past 6 months
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patient’s score of bleeding. Timepoint: the first menstrual cycle as well as one and three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Pictorial Assessment of Blood Loss questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Menorrhagia quality of life questionnaire. Timepoint: 1 month. Method of measurement: questionnaire.