Factors Affecting Premenstrual Syndrome

Trabzon University27 enrolled

Overview

Premenstrual pain syndrome is a common problem that affects many women of reproductive age. In this study, we aimed to determine whether facial massage would improve the quality of life, mood, pain and stress levels of women with premenstrual syndrome.

Young women over the age of 18 with premenstrual syndrome were randomly divided into two groups. One group received facial massage for six weeks, while the other group received no intervention. At the end of six weeks, pain, stress, quality of life and mood were assessed in both groups.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Premenstrual Syndrome

Interventions

classic facial massageOTHER

Powder was used as an intermediate product in facial massage application. Before the application, the participants were made to lie in the supine position on the patient's bed. The researchers performed the facial massage by standing at the participants' bedside. During the massage application, three stroking movements were applied to the chin, mouth, nose, eyes and forehead areas, respectively. Kneading motion was then applied to the same areas three times each. Then, stroking was applied to these five areas again and the facial massage application was terminated at the end of approximately 20-30 minutes. Friction movement was applied to the temporal region in each stroking and kneading application

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 40 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * at least 111 points or more on the Premenstrual Syndrome Scale * 8 years of age or older * to be volunteer for the study Exclusion Criteria: * presence of any open wounds, allergies, etc. that would prevent facial massage * the presence of routinely used gynaecological medication * regular exercise * unwillingness to participate

Locations (1)

Trabzon Unversity

Trabzon, Tonya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)

The VAS was used to assess participants' pain intensity. The VAS is a scale ranging from 0 ('No pain') to 10 points ('Unbearable pain') on a horizontal line. According to the VAS, '0' means no pain, while 10 points means severe pain.

Time frame: six weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)

PSS 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 'Never (0)' to 'Very often (4)' * PSS-10 takes a value between 0 and 40 points and a high score indicates a high level of stress PSS 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 'Never (0)' to 'Very often (4)' * PSS-10 takes a value between 0 and 40 points and a high score indicates a high level of stress 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 'Never (0)' to 'Very often (4)' * PSS-10 takes a value between 0 and 40 points and a high score indicates a high level of stress PSS is a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 'Never (0)' to 'Very often (4). Minimum score of the scale is 0 while the maximum score is 40. High scores indicates a high level of stress.

Time frame: six weeks

Short Form-12

It is a short version of the Short Form-36 scale and it evaluates quality of life. An increase in the obtained score indicates a good quality of life.

Time frame: six weeks

Profile of Mood States (POMS):

POMS is a 5-point Likert scale and the response to each item is scored as never (0 points), very little (1 point), moderately (2 points), quite a lot (3 points), extremely (4 points). The total scale score is obtained by subtracting the score of the vigour-activity subscale from the total score of the other items. A high score indicates the presence of a mood disorder.

Time frame: six weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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