Impacts of Static Magnetic Fields on Dysmenorrhea Pain

Nova Southeastern University (NSU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Period Pain

Treatments: Device: Magnet

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04539691

2018-614-NSU

Details and patient eligibility

About

Study to determine the effectiveness of a certain type of magnet to reduce period pain

Full description

Young women with their period pain levels of 6 or greater on a pain scale of 0-10 will wear a concentric magnet or a sham that is positioned close to the maximum pain site. The pain score after wearing either the magnet or sham will be recorded.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: Female with period pain score consistently equal to or greater than 6 on a pain scale of 0-10 -

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Pain not experienced on almost all menstrual cycles
2. Having secondary dysmenorrhea including endometriosis, fibroids or pelvic inflammatory disease
3. Having a pacemaker or any implanted wires or devices -

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Magnet group

Experimental group

Description:

Women wearing magnet a magnet, or sham device indistinguishable from the magnet (determined randomly), will be placed on her abdomen. If the pain is predominately in her abdomen, the device will be placed on the location with the most pain. If the pain is predominantly in the subjects back, the device will be placed on the lower abdomen on the midline between the umbilicus and the pubic bone.

Treatment:

Device: Magnet

Sham group

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Women wearing sham a magnet, or sham device indistinguishable from the magnet (determined randomly), will be placed on her abdomen. If the pain is predominately in her abdomen, the device will be placed on the location with the most pain. If the pain is predominantly in the subjects back, the device will be placed on the lower abdomen on the midline between the umbilicus and the pubic bone.

Treatment:

Device: Magnet