Status:
COMPLETED
Heart Rate Variability as an Indicator Associated With the Improvement of Dysmenorrhea After the Warm-water Footbath
Lead Sponsor:
Camillians Saint Mary's Hospital Luodong
Conditions:
Primary Dysmenorrhea
Eligibility:
FEMALE
16-20 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The effect of warm-water footbath in improving primary dysmenorrhea (PD) was rarely investigated previously. We aimed to exam the hypothesis that warm-water footbath is effective to reduce the pain of...
Detailed Description
Dysmenorrhea is the most common gynecological condition affecting 16% to 95% of adolescents and young women, and reduce their quality of life. Primary dysmenorrhea (PD), a term denoting the dysmenorrh...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- healthy female students aged 16-20 years of the nursing college;
- had regular menstrual cycles;
- experienced dysmenorrhea within 6 months before the enrollment;
- had dysmenorrhea with severity higher than five scores of the pain visual analog scale (PVAS); and
- had no experience of pregnancy.
- Exclusion criteria:
- had irregular menstrual cycles;
- had circulation problem of legs such as peripheral arterial occlusive disease or deep vein thrombosis;
- had wounds or skin lesions over legs; and
- had taken any medications which affect ANS activity.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 15 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 30 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
68 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04071028
Start Date
December 15 2013
End Date
June 30 2014
Last Update
August 28 2019
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