NCT06517108

Chuna Manual Treatment for Patients With Primary Dysmenorrhea Primary Dysmenorrhea

The Efficacy and Safety of Chuna Manual Treatment for Patients With Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Jaseng Medical Foundation · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 14 Years – 49 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is a randomized controlled trial that compares 30 patients with primary dysmenorrhea by assigning them in a 1:1 ratio between patients treated with a Chuna therapy strategy and patients treated with a strategy using physical therapy. The purpose of the study is to confirm the comparative effectiveness of Chuna therapy and physical therapy.

Detailed description

Menstrual pain is known to be caused by increased tension in the uterine muscles and irregular contractions, and is experienced by 50% of women who menstruate. However, most people control pain with NSAIDs or hormones. Among non-pharmacological treatments, manual therapy is known to control menstrual pain by influencing pain perception and pain-related serological factors. Previous research results have shown that manual therapy using sacroiliac joint correction and high-speed, low-amplitude thrust techniques is effective for menstrual pain. However, there is still no randomized controlled study limited to Chuna therapy. Therefore, the investigators would like to conduct a randomized clinical study to determine the effectiveness and safety of Chuna therapy for primary dysmenorrhea.

Conditions

• Primary Dysmenorrhea

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Chuna therapy	The chuna therapy group will receive chuna therapy based on the degree of displacement of the lumbar, ilium, sacrum, and cervical vertebrae. The type of weight or treatment is selected based on the clinical judgment of the Korean medicine practitioner (HVLA: high-velocity low-amplitude thrust, drop table manipulation, muscle energy techniques, myofascial release, etc.). The area and number of treatments performed are recorded separately. Thermotherapy is applied as an adjuvant treatment. The treatment will be administered between MCD 8 and MCD 28, twice a week during the 1st and 2nd cycle. The number of treatments can be adjusted depending on the patient's menstrual cycle and degree of displacement.
PROCEDURE	Physical therapy	The physical therapy group will receive transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for about 10 to 15 minutes, and the area and number of times it was administered will be recorded. Thermotherapy is applied as an adjuvant treatment, and the area and number of times it is applied are recorded separately. The treatment will be administered between MCD 8 and MCD 28, twice a week during the 1st and 2nd cycle. The number of treatments can be adjusted depending on the patient's menstrual cycle and degree of displacement.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-01-10
• Primary completion: 2024-11-15
• Completion: 2025-03-20
• First posted: 2024-07-24
• Last updated: 2025-09-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea