Primary Dysmenorrhea, Acupressure, Sanyinjiao (SP6), Multimedia, Traditional Chinese MedicineNCT06877754
Multimedia-Guided Self-Acupressure for Dysmenorrhea
A study testing Self-Acupressure in people with Primary Dysmenorrhea, Acupressure, Sanyinjiao (SP6), Multimedia, Traditional Chinese Medicine, run by China Medical University, Taiwan.
Trial summary
Background: Up to 84% of women of reproductive age experience primary dysmenorrhea, a gynecological issue. Approximately 15% of those affected by dysmenorrhea require sick leave from school or work due to severe pain, impacting both quality of life and causing substantial economic losses. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 30 years, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Primary Dysmenorrhea, Acupressure, Sanyinjiao (SP6), Multimedia, Traditional Chinese Medicine
- What is being tested?
- Self-Acupressure
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 46 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 6 Mar 2025to 30 Aug 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 30 years
- Women only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- 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.
Who cannot join
- Diagnosed with pelvic organic diseases by a physician, such as endometriosis, adenomyosis, endometrial polyps, etc.;
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women;
- History of gynecological surgery;
- Contraindications to acupoint massage, such as thrombocytopenia with bleeding tendency, local infection or inflammation at the massage site, excessive weakness, etc.;
- Already capable of using acupoint massage to relieve pain;
- Students enrolled in the course taught by the principal investigator.
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
Official title: Exploring the Effectiveness of Multimedia-Guided Self-Acupressure on Sanyinjiao (SP6) for Pain Relief in Young Women with Dysmenorrhea
Background: Up to 84% of women of reproductive age experience primary dysmenorrhea, a gynecological issue. Approximately 15% of those affected by dysmenorrhea require sick leave from school or work due to severe pain, impacting both quality of life and causing substantial economic losses. Dysmenorrhea is typically categorized into primary and secondary types; this study focuses on primary dysmenorrhea. Primary dysmenorrhea occurs mainly during the ovulatory phase and is characterized by intense, crampy spasms, often accompanied by symptoms such as headaches, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. Acupressure massage is convenient, relatively safe, cost-effective, and can be enhanced through multimedia instruction to improve learning efficiency, accommodate individual needs, and overcome temporal and spatial limitations. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effectiveness of multimedia-assisted acupressure at the Sanyinjiao acupoint for alleviating primary dysmenorrhea.
Purposes: To investigate the effectiveness of multimedia-guided acupressure at the Sanyinjiao acupoint in improving primary dysmenorrhea among young women.
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Research method: This study employs a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design over a three-month period. Participants will be recruited from two selected colleges in central Taiwan through voluntary enrollment. It is anticipated that each group, experimental and control, will consist of 22 participants. The experimental group will receive general multimedia health education videos along with self-made multimedia videos teaching acupressure at the Sanyinjiao acupoint. Treatment will commence one week before the menstrual cycle and continue until the 5th day of menstruation. On the other hand, the control group received general multimedia health education videos only.
Results: The data will be analyzed by SPSS 28.0 statistical software. Statistical methods will include descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation analysis. Inferential statistics will include independent t-tests, chi-square tests, and paired t-tests to compare menstrual pain conditions before and after the intervention and the differences between the two groups.
Read the detailed description
Background: Up to 84% of women of reproductive age experience primary dysmenorrhea, a gynecological issue. Approximately 15% of those affected by dysmenorrhea require sick leave from school or work due to severe pain, impacting both quality of life and causing substantial economic losses. Dysmenorrhea is typically categorized into primary and secondary types; this study focuses on primary dysmenorrhea. Primary dysmenorrhea occurs mainly during the ovulatory phase and is characterized by intense, crampy spasms, often accompanied by symptoms such as headaches, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. Acupressure massage is convenient, relatively safe, cost-effective, and can be enhanced through multimedia instruction to improve learning efficiency, accommodate individual needs, and overcome temporal and spatial limitations. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effectiveness of multimedia-assisted acupressure at the Sanyinjiao acupoint for alleviating primary dysmenorrhea.
Purposes: To investigate the effectiveness of multimedia-guided acupressure at the Sanyinjiao acupoint in improving primary dysmenorrhea among young women.
Research method: This study employs a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design over a three-month period. Participants will be recruited from two selected colleges in central Taiwan through voluntary enrollment. It is anticipated that each group, experimental and control, will consist of 22 participants. The experimental group will receive general multimedia health education videos along with self-made multimedia videos teaching acupressure at the Sanyinjiao acupoint. Treatment will commence one week before the menstrual cycle and continue until the 5th day of menstruation. On the other hand, the control group received general multimedia health education videos only.
Results: The data will be analyzed by SPSS 28.0 statistical software. Statistical methods will include descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation analysis. Inferential statistics will include independent t-tests, chi-square tests, and paired t-tests to compare menstrual pain conditions before and after the intervention and the differences between the two groups.
- Conditions
- Primary Dysmenorrhea, Acupressure, Sanyinjiao (SP6), Multimedia, Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Being tested
- Self-Acupressure
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Self-AcupressureBehavioural
Both groups received general health education videos. The experimental group performed SP6 acupressure starting one week before menstruation, 10 minutes per session, twice daily, until the fifth day of menstruation. The control group maintained their usual routines.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Multimedia-Guided Acupressure at Sanyinjiao for Primary Dysmenorrhea | Experimental | Intervention: Self-Acupressure (Multimedia-Guided) Receives: Behavioral: Self-Acupressure |
| Control Group | No intervention | The control group maintained their usual routines |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) pain scores
using the VAS pain scores before and after the intervention
Measured: 3 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted14 Mar 2025
- Study start6 Mar 2025 (estimated)
- Primary completion30 Jun 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion30 Aug 2025 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Primary Dysmenorrhea, Acupressure, Sanyinjiao (SP6), Multimedia, Traditional Chinese MedicineStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 46 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- China Medical University, Taiwan
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Cheng, Jui-Fen, China Medical University, Taiwan
- Investigators
- Jui-Fen Cheng, Principal investigator, China Medical University, China
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06877754
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- CMUH113-REC3-133
- Status last verified
- Mar 2025
- First submitted
- 10 Mar 2025
- Last updated
- 14 Mar 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 14 Mar 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Exploring the Effectiveness of Multimedia-Guided Self-Acupressure on Sanyinjiao (SP6) for Pain Relief in Young Women with Dysmenorrhea
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06877754
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CMUH113-REC3-133
- Conditions
- Primary Dysmenorrhea, Acupressure, Sanyinjiao (SP6), Multimedia, Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 46 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- China Medical University, TaiwanUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 6 Mar 2025 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 30 Jun 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 30 Aug 2025 (estimated)
- First posted
- 14 Mar 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Background: Up to 84% of women of reproductive age experience primary dysmenorrhea, a gynecological issue. Approximately 15% of those affected by dysmenorrhea require sick leave from school or work due to severe pain, impacting both quality of life and causing substantial economic losses. Dysmenorrhea is typically categorized into primary and secondary types; this study focuses on primary dysmenorrhea. Primary dysmenorrhea occurs mainly during the ovulatory phase and is characterized by intense, crampy spasms, often accompanied by symptoms such as headaches, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. Acupressure massage is convenient, relatively safe, cost-effective, and can be enhanced through multimedia instruction to improve learning efficiency, accommodate individual needs, and overcome temporal and spatial limitations. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effectiveness of multimedia-assisted acupressure at the Sanyinjiao acupoint for alleviating primary dysmenorrhea.
Purposes: To investigate the effectiveness of multimedia-guided acupressure at the Sanyinjiao acupoint in improving primary dysmenorrhea among young women.
Research method: This study employs a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design over a three-month period. Participants will be recruited from two selected colleges in central Taiwan through voluntary enrollment. It is anticipated that each group, experimental and control, will consist of 22 participants. The experimental group will receive general multimedia health education videos along with self-made multimedia videos teaching acupressure at the Sanyinjiao acupoint. Treatment will commence one week before the menstrual cycle and continue until the 5th day of menstruation. On the other hand, the control group received general multimedia health education videos only.
Results: The data will be analyzed by SPSS 28.0 statistical software. Statistical methods will include descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation analysis. Inferential statistics will include independent t-tests, chi-square tests, and paired t-tests to compare menstrual pain conditions before and after the intervention and the differences between the two groups.
Detailed description
Background: Up to 84% of women of reproductive age experience primary dysmenorrhea, a gynecological issue. Approximately 15% of those affected by dysmenorrhea require sick leave from school or work due to severe pain, impacting both quality of life and causing substantial economic losses. Dysmenorrhea is typically categorized into primary and secondary types; this study focuses on primary dysmenorrhea. Primary dysmenorrhea occurs mainly during the ovulatory phase and is characterized by intense, crampy spasms, often accompanied by symptoms such as headaches, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. Acupressure massage is convenient, relatively safe, cost-effective, and can be enhanced through multimedia instruction to improve learning efficiency, accommodate individual needs, and overcome temporal and spatial limitations. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effectiveness of multimedia-assisted acupressure at the Sanyinjiao acupoint for alleviating primary dysmenorrhea.
Purposes: To investigate the effectiveness of multimedia-guided acupressure at the Sanyinjiao acupoint in improving primary dysmenorrhea among young women.
Research method: This study employs a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design over a three-month period. Participants will be recruited from two selected colleges in central Taiwan through voluntary enrollment. It is anticipated that each group, experimental and control, will consist of 22 participants. The experimental group will receive general multimedia health education videos along with self-made multimedia videos teaching acupressure at the Sanyinjiao acupoint. Treatment will commence one week before the menstrual cycle and continue until the 5th day of menstruation. On the other hand, the control group received general multimedia health education videos only.
Results: The data will be analyzed by SPSS 28.0 statistical software. Statistical methods will include descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation analysis. Inferential statistics will include independent t-tests, chi-square tests, and paired t-tests to compare menstrual pain conditions before and after the intervention and the differences between the two groups.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Multimedia-Guided Acupressure at Sanyinjiao for Primary Dysmenorrhea | Experimental | Behavioral: Self-AcupressureIntervention: Self-Acupressure (Multimedia-Guided) |
| Control Group | No intervention | –The control group maintained their usual routines |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 30 years
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- 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.
Key exclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Diagnosed with pelvic organic diseases by a physician, such as endometriosis, adenomyosis, endometrial polyps, etc.;
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women;
- History of gynecological surgery;
- Contraindications to acupoint massage, such as thrombocytopenia with bleeding tendency, local infection or inflammation at the massage site, excessive weakness, etc.;
- Already capable of using acupoint massage to relieve pain;
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Self-AcupressureBoth groups received general health education videos. The experimental group performed SP6 acupressure starting one week before menstruation, 10 minutes per session, twice daily, until the fifth day of menstruation. The control group maintained their usual routines. | Behavioural | Multimedia-Guided Acupressure at Sanyinjiao for Primary Dysmenorrhea |
Primary outcome
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) pain scores
Time frame: 3 months
using the VAS pain scores before and after the intervention
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 14 Mar 2025.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Jui-Fen Cheng principal investigator
China Medical University, China
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Self-Acupressure in people with Primary Dysmenorrhea, Acupressure, Sanyinjiao (SP6), Multimedia, Traditional Chinese Medicine, run by China Medical University, Taiwan.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Mar 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Jui-Fen Cheng (886-4-22053366 ext. 7118, feny@mail.cmu.edu.tw), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) pain scores (time frame: 3 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Mar 2025; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 30 Oct 2026.