NCT04687852

Comparison of the Efficacy of Pharmacology and Non-pharmacological Treatment in Women With Primary Dysmenorrhea.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 85 (actual)
• Sponsor: Istanbul Medipol University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Primary dysmenorrhea is a common problem in women. Women use many treatment methods to deal with primary dysmenorrhea. Therefore, this study aims to find the most effective treatment by determining the effectiveness of conservative and non-conservative treatment in women with primary dysmenorrhea. Another aim of the study is to generalize the use of conservative treatment methods in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea.On the other hand, it aims to spread the telerehabilitation method, which allows the global Covid 19 outbreak to be maintained remotely online, in the world and in our country.

Detailed description

This study aims to determine the effects of different treatment approaches in women diagnosed with primary dysmenorrhea. Patients who are examined by a physician and diagnosed with primary dysmenorrhea using ultrasonography will be included in the study. The cases will be divided into 5 groups by randomization. In the first group, patients who are prescribed diosmin by the attending physician will be taken. The second group; Patients who are prescribed naproxen sodium by the attending physician will be taken. The third group; Pelvic floor exercises will be performed 2 days a week and 12 weeks a week using the motor imagination technique created by the women health physiotherapist. In the fourth group, acupressure technique applied by applying pressure to non-invasive acupuncture points will be applied daily for 12 weeks. The fifth group will be the control group. Online access will be synchronized with the phone or computer, and training sessions will not be recorded to protect the patient's personal information. Cases will be evaluated online at the beginning of the study and at the end of the 12-week program.

Conditions

• Pelvic Floor
• Exercise
• Telerehabilitation
• Acupressure
• Dysmenorrhea Primary
• Drug Effect

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Conservative and Non-conservative treatments	This program includes Focused Pelvic Floor with Motor Imagery Technique Group ,Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Group, Diosmin Group, Acupressure Group (LI-4 (Bilateral), CV-6, CV-4, SP-6 (Bilateral). It is aimed to determine the most effective treatment among these groups.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-07-09
• Primary completion: 2021-12-09
• Completion: 2021-12-10
• First posted: 2020-12-29
• Last updated: 2022-05-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)