Comparing the effect of topical ginger oil with oral ginger on primary dysmenorrhea

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Conditions: primary dysmenorrhea.
primary dysmenorrha

Registration Number: IRCT2014090219012N1

Lead Sponsor: School of Traditional Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 34

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 18-45 years; BMI = 35; regular menstrual cycles (21-35day) and Regular bleeding (3-10days) in the latest three menses; moderate and severe dysmenorrhea (grade 2,3) based on Multidimensional Verbal Scoring System; rejection of Secondary dysmenorrhea by history and pelvic ultrasound; no History of pelvic or abdominal surgery; not taking other medications; no history of allergy to ginger; no history of bleeding disease; no history of gallstone.

Exclusion Criteria

pregnancy; sensitivity to medication during the study; avoiding the correct use of medication; taking another drug that is not defined in the study; patients with Possible serious side effects; patients who need additional interventions and surgery; patients who decide to be excluded.

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain intensity. Timepoint: cycle before intervention, every cycles during intervention (3 cycles). Method of measurement: VAS = visual analog scale.;Pain duration. Timepoint: cycle before intervention, every cycles during intervention (3 cycles). Method of measurement: hour.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Side effect: Stomachache, nasea, vomiting, hematemesis, belch, fatigue, itching, acne, heartburn, diarrhea, constipation, melena,headache, drowsiness, redness, assessment of bleeding with PBAC. Timepoint: cycle before intervention, every cycle during intervention (3 cycles). Method of measurement: questionnaire.;Mefenamic asid use. Timepoint: cycle before intervention, every cycle during intervention (3 cycles). Method of measurement: number.