Primary Dysmenorrhea and Comfort Theory

Ordu University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Primary Dysmenorrhea

Treatments: Other: Comfort Theory-Based Education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07376759

ODU-SBE-EA-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

Dysmenorrhea is defined as lower abdominal pain experienced during menstruation. It is divided into two types: primary dysmenorrhea and secondary dysmenorrhea. In young women, the majority of dysmenorrhea cases are primary dysmenorrhea. Primary dysmenorrhea has a physical, psychological, and social impact on young women. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods are used to treat primary dysmenorrhea. Education is important in increasing the effectiveness of primary dysmenorrhea treatment. An effective education process takes place in accordance with nursing theories and models. There are a limited number of studies on the effect of comfort theory-based education in the management of primary dysmenorrhea. In this research, planned as a randomized controlled trial, the intervention group will receive comfort theory-based education, while the control group will receive no intervention. This study aims to contribute to the literature by investigating the effect of comfort theory-based education on dysmenorrhea, menstrual symptoms, premenstrual syndrome, and general well-being in university students with primary dysmenorrhea.

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Female students aged 18 and over
• Single
• Having a menstrual pain intensity of 3 or higher according to the Visual Analog Scale
• Having had a regular menstrual cycle for the last 6 months
• Volunteering to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Women diagnosed with a psychiatric illness
• Women diagnosed with a gynecological illness
• Women diagnosed with a chronic illness
• Women using a pharmacological or non-pharmacological method for primary dysmenorrhea
• Women using hormonal birth control methods

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

intervention group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The intervention group will receive training based on Kolcaba's Comfort Theory.

Treatment:

Other: Comfort Theory-Based Education

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group will not be subjected to any intervention.