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The Effect of Acupressure on Pain, Menstrual Symptoms, and General Comfort in Adolescents with Primary Dysmenorrhea

NCT05408611 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 56

Last updated 2025-01-09

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Summary

In this study, it is planned to determine the effect of acupressure applied to adolescents with primary dysmenorrhea on pain, menstrual symptoms and general comfort. The research questions of the research are as follows; Research Questions

* Is there a difference in pain scores in the post-acupressure intervention group and the placebo group?
* Is there a difference between menstrual symptoms scores in the post-acupressure intervention group and the placebo group?
* Is there a difference between comfort scores in the intervention group and the placebo group after acupressure?
* Is there a difference between the pain scores of the intervention group according to time?
* Is there a difference between the menstrual symptoms scores of the intervention group according to time?
* Is there a difference between the comfort scores of the intervention group according to time? Is there a difference between the pain scores of the placebo group over time? Is there a difference between the menstrual symptoms scores of the placebo group over time?
* Is there a difference between the comfort scores of the placebo group over time?

Conditions

  • Pain
  • Dysmenorrhea Primary
  • Signs and Symptoms

Interventions

OTHER

Acupressure

acupressure is a non-pharmacological method originating from traditional Chinese medicine. According to the National Cancer Institute, acupressure is defined as pressure / massage applied to certain parts of the body to control symptoms such as pain or nausea. The main purpose of acupressure is to stimulate the regions associated with the specific organ by applying pressure with energy channels called meridians.

OTHER

Placebo acupressure

Placebo acupressure is manual pressure applied to unreal acupressure points.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mersin University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-04-17
Primary Completion
2023-08-15
Completion
2023-11-15

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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Diseases

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