EFFECT OF REVULSIVE COMPRESS ON PRIMARY DYSMENORRHOEA

Phase 1

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: PRIMARY DYSMENORRHEA

• Registration Number: CTRI/2022/01/039166
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Josina John

Brief Summary

Dysmenorrhea is a gynecological medical condition characterized by severe uterine pain during menstruation. The increasing incidence in primary dysmenorrhea has been attributed to stress and lifestyle. Present method of management include pharmacological approaches which are known have side effects resulting in an increased use of CAM therapies. Naturopathy, a nonpharmacological intervention is being used extensively for pain relief in primary dysmenorrhoea. Revulsive compress is a hydrotherapy based treatment of choice in the management of primary dysmenorrhoea. Though commonly used by naturopathy physicians, there is a need to create scientific evidence for its therapeutic use. Hence, the present study aimed at assessing the efficacy of a revulsive compress in the management of primary dysmenorrhoea on the severity of pain, systemic symptoms and intensity of muscle cramps associated with menstruation adolescent girls.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2021-12-15
• Study Start: 2022-01-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• women with primary dysmenorrhoea.
• women with regular menstrual cycles 3.
• dysmenorrhoea in majority of the cycles 4.
• suffering from dysmenorrhoea since 1 year 5.
• who are willing to participate.

Exclusion Criteria

• systemic illness 2.
• pelvic pathology.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
2. menstrual cramps	baseline | post intervention
1.pain analogue scale	baseline | post intervention
3.assessment of systemic symptoms	baseline | post intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
systemic symptoms	baseline

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

SDM college of naturopathy and yogic sciences; 🇮🇳 Kannada, KARNATAKA, India

SDM college of naturopathy and yogic sciences

🇮🇳Kannada, KARNATAKA, India

Dr Josina John

Principal investigator

9483004440

josnajoe77@gmail.com