Effects of Acupressure at Sanyinjiao Point on Primary Dysmenorrhea Among University Students.

NCT05938660 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: lainey2022winnie
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 32
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this non-invasive interventional study is to explore the university students' experience of living with primary dysmenorrhea and evaluate the effect of acupuncture at the Sanyinjiao point on their physiological discomfort. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Is there any difference in pain before and after the intervention of the Sanyinjiao point acupressure for dysmenorrhea among female college students?
• Is there any difference in the average number of Menstrual Distress Questionnaire scale before and after Sanyinjiao acupressure in female college students with dysmenorrhea? Participants will be acupressure at Sanyinjiao point triple times during the study.

Conditions

Primary Dysmenorrhea; Acupuncture

Keywords

Sanyinjiao acupoint; Dysmenorrhea

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• the Visual Pain Scale (VAS)

  Data collection helps to understand the pain index of college students with primary dysmenorrhea during menstruation. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation (SD), frequency, mean difference), Chi-square test nd ANOVA statistical testswere used for data analysis.

  Pre-test (On the fourth day of menstrual cycle.), Visit 1(On the fourth day of menstrual cycle.), Visit 2(On the fourth day of menstrual cycle.)

• the Menstrual Physiological Infrequency Table (MDQ)

  Data collection helps to understand the degree of physiological discomfort symptoms during menstruation in college students with primary dysmenorrhea. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation (SD), frequency, mean difference), Chi-square test nd ANOVA statistical testswere used for data analysis.

  Pre-test (On the fourth day of menstrual cycle.), Visit 1(On the fourth day of menstrual cycle.), Visit 2(On the fourth day of menstrual cycle.)

Study Arms (1)

Acupressure group

EXPERIMENTAL

The participants received a 5-minutes acupressure on Sanyinjiao point of both legs per day from 5 days ago of one period untill the third day of the period. The participants received the same intervention in the coming period again.

Other: acupressure at Sanyinjiao point

Interventions

acupressure at Sanyinjiao point OTHER

When pressing Sanyinjiao point, the subject should be in a comfortable sitting position. Press the acupoints with the thumb until the subject feels soreness, then press and knead in a circle according to the strength acceptable to the subject. Press and knead once a second, and rest for 1 second every 5 seconds are one cycle, the speed is 10 cycles/minute, and it lasts for five minutes.

Acupressure group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• A. Dysmenorrhea in the past six months, lower abdominal pain one or two days before menstruation or the first and second day of menstruation.
• B. Dysmenorrhea will affect women's daily life, and those whose VAS score is greater than 5 points are female college students with moderate to severe pain.
• C. The menstrual cycle is 21-35 days, and menstruation lasts 3-7 days. D. Female college students aged 18\~30

You may not qualify if:

• A. Pregnant women or women who have given birth, breastfeeding, taken contraceptives, and have contraceptive devices.
• B. Previous uterine or pelvic surgery, severe uterine and pelvic infection. C. Have a major disease: cancer, heart disease, hyperthyroidism, etc. Strong pain will affect the performance of menstrual pain and other diseases.
• D. There is wound, inflammation or skin damage on the skin of Sanyinjiao acupoints on both sides.
• E. Use of traditional Chinese medicine for dysmenorrhea in the past three months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Asia University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Asia University

Taichung, Taiwan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dysmenorrhea

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Menstruation Disturbances; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Pelvic Pain; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Nai-Huan Hsiung, PhD

  Assistant Professor

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: assistant professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 3, 2023
• First Posted: July 10, 2023
• Study Start: November 22, 2022
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2023
• Study Completion: August 1, 2023
• Last Updated: July 10, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-07

Locations

TW (1)