NCT01972906

Moxibustion for Primary Dysmenorrhea

Traditional Chinese Moxibustion for Primary Dysmenorrhea

• Status: Completed
• Phase: EARLY_Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 152 (actual)
• Sponsor: Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 13 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Hypothesis: Moxibustion is effective for managing primary dysmenorrhea. Aim: To attest the effectiveness and safety of moxibustion for primary dysmenorrhea. Design: A randomized controlled trial. 152 participants will be included. Two arms: moxibustion treatment group and ibuprofen control group.

Detailed description

There is no convincing evidence for the efficacy of moxibustion for primary dysmenorrhea, due to low methodologic quality and small sample size. The investigators designed the random clinical trial to investigates the effectiveness of moxibustion in treating primary dysmenorrhea, the purpose of this study is to provide the research base of moxibustion efficacy. The investigators also examined the acceptability and any adverse effects associated with the use of moxibustion.

Conditions

• Primary Dysmenorrhea

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	moxibustion	apply moxibustion according to traditional Chinese medicine
DRUG	Ibuprofen Sustained Release Capsules	apply Ibuprofen (H20013062), 0.3g， Bid, lasting 3 days before menstrual cycle

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-02-01
• Primary completion: 2014-02-01
• Completion: 2014-06-01
• First posted: 2013-10-31
• Last updated: 2014-12-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China