A randomised placebo-controlled trial of a traditional chinese herbal formula in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea
Completed
- Conditions
- Urological and Genital DiseasesNoninflammatory disorders of female genital tractPrimary dysmenorrhea
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN23374750
- Lead Sponsor
- ational Health Research Institutes (Taiwan)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 78
Inclusion Criteria
College women aged 18 years and older suffering from menstrual pain with no pathological findings.
Added as of 23/04/07:
1. College women aged 18 years and older suffering from menstrual pain with no pathological findings
2. Cycles lasting 21 to 35 days with the actual menses periods lasting three to seven days, and having at least four consecutive painful periods in the past six months with the pain starting one day before or on the day of onset of bleeding
Exclusion Criteria
Added as of 23/04/07:
1. Taking oral contraceptive pills
2. Unwilling to refrain from sexual activity during the study
3. Having had severe gastrointestinal, gynaecological or autoimmune diseases, or gynaecological surgery, including pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Added as of 23/04/07:<br>Pain intensity evaluated by an online unmarked Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) of one to ten cm matched 1000 scales in our database for the first five days of each menstrual cycle.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Added as of 23/04/07:<br>Uterine artery pulsatility index measured by study gynecologists.