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Self-Acupressure for Primary Dysmenorrhea and Premenstrual Symptoms
Effects of Self-Acupressure on Primary Dysmenorrhea and Premenstrual Symptoms in Women Aged 18-30: A Randomized, Sham-Controlled, 6-Month Trial
- Status
- Recruiting now
- Registry ID
- NCT07409337
- Type
- Interventional (tests a treatment)
- Phase
- NA
- Conditions
- Primary Dysmenorrhea, Premenstrual Syndrome, Menstrual Pain
- What is tested
- Self-Acupressure (other); Sham Self-Acupressure (other)
- Sponsor
- Nigde Omer Halisdemir University
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Participants
- 120 (planned)
- Start
- 2026-02-15
- Completion
- 2026-12-15
- Last update
- 2026-08-24
About the study
This randomized, sham-controlled trial aims to evaluate the effects of self-administered acupressure on menstrual pain severity and premenstrual symptoms in women aged 18-30 years with primary dysmenorrhea. Participants will be randomly assigned to either a self-acupressure intervention group or a sham self-acupressure control group. The intervention will be applied during the premenstrual and menstrual periods over approximately six months. The primary outcome is the change in menstrual pain severity, and secondary outcomes include changes in premenstrual symptom severity, analgesic use, and menstruation-related activity limitation.
Summary from ClinicalTrials.gov.