Multimedia-Guided Self-Acupressure for Dysmenorrhea

Launched by CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, TAIWAN · Mar 10, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying a method called multimedia-guided acupressure to help young women manage primary dysmenorrhea, which is severe menstrual pain that many women experience. The trial aims to see if using instructional videos to learn acupressure at a specific point on the body, known as the Sanyinjiao acupoint, can reduce menstrual pain. Participants must be women aged 18 to 30 with regular menstrual cycles who have experienced moderate to severe pain during their periods recently. Those with certain medical conditions or who are pregnant or breastfeeding won't be eligible.

If you join the study, you'll be placed in one of two groups. One group will watch videos that teach them how to perform acupressure, while the other group will only watch general health education videos. You'll start the treatment a week before your period and continue until five days into your menstruation. The researchers will compare the pain levels before and after the treatment to see how effective the multimedia-guided acupressure is. This trial is not yet recruiting participants, but it offers a potential new way to manage menstrual pain safely and effectively.

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1) Age: 18-30 years old; (2) Regular menstrual cycles (21-38 days); (3) Experienced dysmenorrhea in at least one of the past three months, with a self-reported pain score of \>3 on the VAS scale.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Diagnosed with pelvic organic diseases by a physician, such as endometriosis, adenomyosis, endometrial polyps, etc.;
• • 2. Pregnant or breastfeeding women;
• • 3. History of gynecological surgery;
• • 4. Contraindications to acupoint massage, such as thrombocytopenia with bleeding tendency, local infection or inflammation at the massage site, excessive weakness, etc.;
• • 5. Already capable of using acupoint massage to relieve pain;
• • 6. Students enrolled in the course taught by the principal investigator.