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Effect of Hand Massage Stimulation on Pain and Menstrual Symptoms in Primary Dysmenorrhea

Turkey (Türkiye)60 participantsStarted 2025-09-01

Plain-language summary

Purpose of this study: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of hand massage stimulation techniques on pain, daily menstrual symptoms and nausea and vomiting in primary dysmenorrhea. H1a: Hand massage stimulation techniques reduce pain in primary dysmenorrhea. H1b: Hand massage stimulation techniques reduce daily menstrual symptoms in primary dysmenorrhea. The data were collected from students suffering from primary dysmenorrhea pain studying at İnönü University Faculty of Health Sciences. Seed therapy (su-jok) will be applied by researcher Esra Tan, who has a basic level su-jok therapy certificate.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 50 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Participant who is 18 years or older * Participant diagnosed with primary dysmenorrhea by a gynecologist * Participant who has had regular menstruation in the last 6 months * Participant whose menstrual pain continues for 8-72 hours Exclusion Criteria: * Participant who is pregnant * Participant who has given birth before or has a history of pregnancy * Participant using intrauterine or oral contraceptives * Participant who is taking any anti-inflammatory, analgesic and psychotherapeutic medication * Participant with any history of pelvic pathology or pelvic surgery * Participant with any neurological or systemic disease

What they're measuring

Visual Analog Scale (VAS)

Timeframe: At baseline (pre-intervention) and immediately after completion of seed therapy]

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07544511

SponsorInonu University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-05-01

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