EFFECT OF TENS ON ACUPOINTS IN PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 50
- 主要终点
- pain severity
研究概览
简要总结
These will be no effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on premenstrual syndrome Does transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation affect premenstrual syndrome (PMS)?
详细描述
Premenstrual syndrome is a collection of emotional, physiological, and behavioral symptoms that develop around the end of the luteal phase and fade away with or after menstruation Due to limited evidence on the efficacy of sustained progesterone and the side effects of antidepressant and anxiolytics, in some cases, alternative therapies are recommended for patients with PMS TEAS may be more effective than other forms of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in modulating brain activity because acupoint areas contain relatively denser neural and neuroactive components than non-acupoint areas TEAS has been reported to have similar efficacy as acupuncture, electrical acupuncture, and TENS
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Investigator)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 25 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Their age will range from 18 to 25 years.
- •The regularity of menstrual cycle is 28-35 days.
- •All of them suffering from moderate and sever PMS.
- •All participants are virgin.
- •Their BMI will range from 25-30 kg\m2.
排除标准
- •Any pathological findings in the pelvic cavity as PCO, Endometriosis and pelvic inflammatory disease.
- •Any history of gynecological intervention.
- •Have any condition impedes the use of electrotherapy.
- •Receiving sedatives or any medical treatment.
- •Having irregular menstruation.
结局指标
主要结局
pain severity
时间窗: Up to 3 monthes
The pain intensity will be assessed through visual analogue scale (VAS) for each participant in both groups before and after treatment Each participant will be asked to mark a point on VAS line between the extremes that related to her current pain intensity
premenstrual syndrome severity
时间窗: up to 3 monthes
Participants can differentiate between their experiences of different symptoms during menstrual cycle and they will be assessed before and after treatment using the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (MDQ) Each participant will be asked to rate their experience of each of the symptoms on the MDQ on a scale ranging from no experience of the symptom to an acute or partially disabling experience of the symptom
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Aml Mohammed Elsayed Abdelaal
spicialist of physical therapy at talkha central hospital
Cairo University