Effects of Dry Heat Application for Menstrual Symptoms

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 Years – 22 Years

Healthy volunteers: 1

Phase: NA

Enrollment: 65

Sponsor: Celal Bayar University

Summary

This randomized controlled trial was to determine the effect of dry heat applied on foot base of the 65 nursing students on menstrual symptoms and pain. A statistically significant difference was found between the three-day Visual Analog Pain Scale in both intervention and control groups. However, there was no difference between Menstruation Symptom Scale subscale and total score avg of the intervention and control groups. Applying hot pack to the sole of the foot can be expressed as an effective method to reduce pain. However, due to premenstrual syndrome is a complex process, the reduction of pain in the later days of the menstrual cycle in both groups can be psychological or be explained for physiological reasons.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:having no diagnosis of psychiatric disorder and history of endometriosisstated that they menstruated regularly (between 22-35 days),not use complementary and alternative treatments such as analgesics or massage throughout the study,having no diabetes or neuropathic problem causing nerve injury,not take oral contraceptives,were over 18 years,agreed to participate in the studyExclusion Criteria:analgesics during the studynot agree to participate in the study

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