Comparison the effect of acupressure on third liver Point (liv.3) and sixth spleen point (SP.6) on pain intensity for patients with primary dysmenorrhea

Vice chancellor for research, Kashan University of Medical Sciences0 个研究点目标入组 105 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2018年2月22日

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•Being a student at the dormitory, being single, regularity of menses, start of Pain with the onset of menstrual bleeding, duration of bleeding between 3-8 days and Menstrual intervals of 21-35 days, pain with a score of at least 4 of 10 according to the V.A.S. criteria in most menstrual cycles, lack of pain throughout the all times of menstrual cycle or bleeding, lack of anemia, high blood pressure, Psychiatric disorders especially depression (19 points or more, according to the beck-21 criteria for depression), lack of any known disease of genital tract, secondary dysmenorrhea, no history of abdominal or pelvic surgery, not using tobacco (cigarettes, hookah and drugs) and alcohol, disorders of speech and hearing, mental, heart and renal disorders, respiratory disease, diabetes, asthma, hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism, severe psychological stress in the past 6 months (e.g., family death, surgery, marriage, separation of parents), lack of voluntary weight loss, absence of any problems in the pressure point such as fractures, ulcers, varicose veins, skin disease or inflammation, specific dietary regimen such as vegetarianism, eating raw, high salt or carbohydrates intake. Exclusion criteria: Use of heat, oral contraceptives or drugs that can affect on ovulation cycle, non steroidal anti-inflammatory, analgesic, Prostaglandins synthesis inhibitors for 4 hours before till 4 hours after applying pressure, not continue to cooperate until the end of the study (3 cycles).

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Vice chancellor for research, Kashan University of Medical Sciences