NCT05340816

The Effects of Manual Lymphatic Drainage and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Premenstrual Syndrome

The Effect of Manual Lymphatic Drainage and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Methods in Women With Premenstrual Syndrome

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 42 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kutahya Health Sciences University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to (a) investigate the effects of manual lymphatic drainage and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on the severity of syndrome symptoms, pain, heart rate variability, and quality of life in women with premenstrual syndrome, and (b) compare the effectiveness of these two methods. Female participants who met the inclusion criteria and volunteered to participate in the study will be called approximately one week before menstruation. After the participants are randomly divided into 3 groups, their baseline assessments will be made. Then, the participants will be treated according to the group they are assigned to. Treatments will be applied for 5 days and once a day. No treatment will be applied to the control group. The assessments will be repeated after the treatment, on 1st day of menstruation, two days before the next menstruation, and on the first day of the next menstruation. The hypothesis of this study is that manual lymphatic drainage and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation have positive effects on the severity of premenstrual syndrome symptoms, pain, heart rate variability, and quality of life.

Conditions

• Premenstrual Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Manual Lymphatic Drainage	Manual lymphatic drainage will apply to the neck, abdominal, bilateral inguinal lymph nodes, bilateral anterior/posterior thighs, and lumbal area. Treatment duration will be approximately 30 minutes for 5 days.
DEVICE	Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation	Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation will be apply to abdominal and lumbal area as 100 Hz and 100 msn. Treatment duration will be approximately 20 minutes for 5 days.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-04-04
• Primary completion: 2023-12-31
• Completion: 2024-02-15
• First posted: 2022-04-22
• Last updated: 2025-03-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)