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Clinical Study on Dry Needling for Primary Dysmenorrhea and Its Preliminary Correlation With Acupoints

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - 30 YearsFemaleBeijing Hospital
NCT06316583 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Primary dysmenorrhea refers to menstrual pain not caused by pelvic organic lesions, commonly seen in young women, significantly affecting patients' quality of life. Dry needling therapy targeting myofascial trigger points for primary dysmenorrhea has been preliminarily applied in clinical settings. However, related research is limited with questionable quality, hindering its widespread clinical application. Furthermore, is there a connection between myofascial trigger points in dry needling and acupuncture acupoints in terms of selection and mechanism of action? Could this be a new interpretation of acupuncture theory? These are important questions that have garnered widespread attention. This study employs a randomized patient-blinded controlled design, enrolling primary dysmenorrhea patients aged 18 to 30 years. They are randomly divided into three groups: the trigger point dry needlin

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. All participants diagnosed explicitly by a gynecologist as having primary dysmenorrhea without pelvic organic lesions. 2. Aged between 18 and 30 years. 3. A history of cyclical menstrual pain for more than 2 years. 4. Pain greater than 30mm on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS, 0-100mm). 5. Participants must sign an informed consent form and be willing to undergo acupuncture treatment and cooperate to complete the relevant procedures of this trial. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Those suffering from secondary dysmenorrhea or any other reproductive and urinary system diseases, such as endometriosis. 2. A history of pregnancy, miscarriage, or planning for pregnancy. Individuals with skin infections on the abdomen and lower back. 3. Past use of acupuncture therapy or other needling treatments. 4. Those with a history of mental illness and severe diseases of the heart, liver, brain, kidneys, hematopoietic system, etc. 5. Within the past 6 months, individuals referred to pain clinics, those who have used pain relievers like morphine or pethidine, or those allergic to NSAIDs. Also, those currently taking or receiving anticoagulant medications. 6. Individuals who have had adverse reactions to acupuncture (e.g., fainting).
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What it tests

  • TrP-DN and Acupuncture
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Where

2 sites
Yanxia Sun
Beijing, China
Yanxia Sun
Beijing, China
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