The Effect Of Reiki And Massage With Sage Oil On Primary Dysmenorrhea

Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Primary Dysmenorrhea

Treatments: Other: Sage oil group; Behavioral: Reiki group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05129852

MAKU-BSYO-NB-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was a randomized controlled trial. It included young girls with primary dysmenorrhea in a district located in the south of Turkey and was conducted between March 01, 2021 and June 30, 2021. The sample size of this research was decided by performing a power analysis in the power statistical program. Considering the parameters of the groups, the effect size was calculated to be 0.5003604. Since α was found to be 0.05 and power (1 - β) was 0.95, a total number of 66 participants were distributed into three equal groups (sage oil massage: 22, Reiki: 22, control: 22). Considering the possibility of case losses, 30 participants were included in each group; finally, a total of 90 people were included in the study. For data collection, a questionnaire regarding sociodemographic characteristics and the visual analog scale (VAS) were used. Reiki and massage with sage oil were applied for 30 minutes, and no application was performed on the control group.

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Being female Not married

Exclusion criteria

Psychiatric problem Communication barrier Those who refuse to work

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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90 participants in 3 patient groups

sage oil group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The participants in the sage oil massage group (30 participants in total) had pain in the first 3 days of their menstrual cycle; when the pain started, pain levels were scored by the participants using visual analog scale (VAS). In addition, their blood pressure, body temperature, and pulse rate were measured. The researchers massaged the abdomen with sage oil for 30 minutes, and 30 minutes after the massage, VAS evaluation and blood pressure, body temperature, and pulse rate measurements were performed again. This application was repeated for two menstrual periods.

Treatment:

Other: Sage oil group

Reiki group

Active Comparator group

Description:

visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores were also evaluated in the Reiki group (30 participants) when the pain started. The participants experienced pain on the first 3 days of their menstruation. Their blood pressure, body temperature, and pulse rate were also measured. Reiki was applied by a researcher with a Reiki certificate. Thirty minutes after the Reiki application, VAS evaluation and blood pressure, body temperature, and pulse rate measurements were repeated. This application was repeated for two menstrual periods.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Reiki group

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Similarly, in the control group (30 participants),visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores were evaluated when the pain started on the first three days of their menstruation, and their blood pressure, body temperature, and pulse rate were measured. No application was performed; they were only asked to rest. VAS evaluation and blood pressure, body temperature, and pulse rate measurements were performed again after 30 minutes. These measurements were repeated for two menstrual cycles.