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Effect of MA Versus TENS for Primary Dysmenorrhea

NCT03977519 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 84

Last updated 2019-07-30

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Summary

The trial aims to evaluate the effect of manual acupuncture versus transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation in treating primary dysmenorrhea.

Conditions

  • Primary Dysmenorrhea

Interventions

PROCEDURE

MA

Huatuo Brand needles (0.30×25mm,0.30×40mm or 0.30×75mm) will be used.Participants will receive manual acupuncture for 30 minutes each time.After acupuncture,we will twist the needles every 10 minutes for about 30 seconds.The patients will be treated in their first day of dysmenorrhea, once a day for three consecutive days. And the treatments will last for three consecutive menstrual cycles.

PROCEDURE

TENS

Huatuo Brand electrode patch (50mm×50mm) and the SDZ-V EA apparatus (Suzhou Medical Appliance) will be used.Participants will receive transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation for 30 minutes each time.They will be treated in their first day of dysmenorrhea, once a day for three consecutive days. And the treatments will last for three consecutive menstrual cycles.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jingxue Yuan · Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-07-31
Primary Completion
2020-12-31
Completion
2021-05-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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