NCT03977519

Effect of MA Versus TENS for Primary Dysmenorrhea

Effect of Manual Acupuncture Versus Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation for Primary Dysmenorrhea: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 84 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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

Detailed description

According to systematic reviews,manual acupuncture(MA) and high frequency transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation(TENS) had certain therapeutic effects on primary dysmenorrhea respectively. In this trial, 84 patients with primary dysmenorrhea will be recruited and randomly allocated into MA group and TENS group. Patients in MA group will receive treatment at acupoints of Shiqizhui(EX-B8), Ciliao(BL 32),Diji(SP 8) and Sanyinjiao(SP 6) and those in TENS group will receive treatment at the area along the lower borders of the ribs and the upper borders of the hip crests on both sides. All patients, both in EA group and TENS group, 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.

Conditions

• Primary Dysmenorrhea

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-07-01
• Primary completion: 2020-12-01
• Completion: 2021-05-01
• First posted: 2019-06-06
• Last updated: 2019-07-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China