Effect of Ginger (Zingiber Officinale) and Chamomile Mixed Sachet with Honey in The Treatment of Primary Dysmenorrhea

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• Conditions: Primary dysmenorrhoea.; Primary dysmenorrhoea

• Registration Number: IRCT2016100825031N5
• Lead Sponsor: Arak University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 21 May 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 280

Inclusion Criteria

Between 18 to 30 years old
Unmarried
The menstruation pain is started before 20 years old
Regular menstrual cycles between 21 to 35 days
Menstrual bleeding without passing clots
Menstrual pain start a few hours before menstrual bleeding and to continue for 5 days
Lack of chronic diseases
Without peptic ulcer or duodenal ulcer
Do not consume anticoagulant drugs
Lack of burning, itching and abnormal vaginal discharge
Without history of allergy to medicinal plants
Lack of stress in the past two months
Do not have to take medicine or special diet and smoking
Without history of pelvic inflammatory disease
Without history of gynecologic surgery
Do not transfer or relocation during the next 6 months
Do not have pain in all the time of menstrual bleeding
Do not consume oral contraceptives
Do not consume drugs class of benzodiazepines, barbiturates, narcotics and some antidepressants, such as fluoxetine
Avoiding to use alcohol, aspirin, warfarin and heparin
Without having specific diseases of liver, kidney and diagnosed depression

Exclusion Criteria

Patient's refusal to participate in the study
Consume drugs irregularly
The incidence of significant stress factors during the study
The incidence of any disease that requires to consume drugs, nutritional supplements or vitamins for long-term
Doing any type of surgery during the study
Marriage or change location
Do not fill out the questionnaire
Unwillingness to continue consume their medication by patients
Avoiding the consume of medication as a single dose

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The severity of bleeding. Timepoint: Before intervention and after the first and third menstrual cycle. Method of measurement: (PBACs) Pictorial Blood Loss Assessment Chart.;Duration of bleeding. Timepoint: Before intervention and after the first and third menstrual cycle. Method of measurement: Measuring time.;The severity of pain. Timepoint: Before intervention and after the first and third menstrual cycle. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.;Symptoms of dysmenorrhea. Timepoint: Before intervention and after the first and third menstrual cycle. Method of measurement: Verbal scale Anthresh - Mylsum.