Comparison of the effect of Massage therapy and Reflexology on primary dysmenorrhea
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- Conditions
- Primary dysmenorrhoea.Primary dysmenorrhoea
- Registration Number
- IRCT2013022611945N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 96
Inclusion Criteria
female student with intensity of pain 5 or more by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS); any systemic or reproductive organ disease; exclusion criteria: use of analgesic drug during study; allergy to lavender oil
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain duration and severity. Timepoint: First,secend and thired months. Method of measurement: visoual analogue scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Anxiety. Timepoint: First,secend and thired months. Method of measurement: Spilberger Questionnaire.
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