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Suspended Moxibustion for Primary Dysmenorrhea in Female Medical Students

NCT07799285 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2026-09-02

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Summary

This study evaluates the analgesic efficacy of suspended moxibustion applied at acupoints CV4 (Guanyuan), CV8 (Shenque), and bilateral SP6 (Sanyinjiao) in female students with primary dysmenorrhea at Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy. In this single-arm pre-post clinical intervention (N=48), participants received daily 20-minute moxibustion sessions starting 7 days before menstruation through the end of the menstrual period, across three consecutive treatment cycles. The primary outcome was change in VAS pain score; secondary outcomes included RSS-COX symptom burden, number of pain days per cycle, and abdominal skin temperature measured by thermal imaging (FLIR C5).

Conditions

  • Primary Dysmenorrhea

Interventions

OTHER

Suspended moxibustion at CV4, CV8, SP6

Moxa stick suspended 2-3 cm above the skin at acupoints CV4 (Guanyuan), CV8 (Shenque), and bilateral SP6 (Sanyinjiao), targeting a skin temperature of 40-45°C, administered once daily for 20 minutes p

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • lan ngoc chi nguyen · Faculty of Traditional Medicine, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-12-01
Primary Completion
2026-07-01
Completion
2026-07-20

Countries

  • Vietnam

Study Locations

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