The Effect of Turmeric on New Onset Primary Dysmenorrhea

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2020-04-23
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The study was planned as 150 patients. Patients who met early-onset dysmenorrhea criteria and who met the inclusion criteria; 150 patients were divided into 2 equal groups, and NSAID during the menstrual cycle, nsai + turmeric 1 gr oral powder form treatment was planned to be started in the other group. The pain frequency and severity before and after treatment were evaluated by visual analog scale and the two groups were compared.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Batman Maternity and Child's Health Hospital
• Treatments: Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Naproxen; Turmeric extract

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Early-onset primary dysmenorrhea (Definition: Pain that begins in less than 6 months, is not accompanied by infection, begins on the first day of menstruation and ends on the last day of menstruation)

2. Non-pregnant and breastfeeding patients

3. Between 16-35 years old

4. No anatomic pathology or disease

5. Lack of active infection

6. No history of drug use

7. BMI is less than 25

8. Those who wish to participate in the study signed the consent form

9. Smoking, non-alcoholic patients

10. Patients who completed their treatment and came to the control

11. Regular menstruation

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Presence of vaginal infection such as Trichomonas vaginalis and candida albicans

2. Patients who do not want to participate in the study

3. Pregnant and nursing patients

4. Be under 16 years or older than 30 years

5. Systemic disease

6. Smoking, alcohol consumption

7. BMI higher than 25

8. People with organic pelvic pathology (ovarian cyst, fibroids, polyps)

9. People with a history of drug use

10. Patients who discontinue treatment and do not come to control

11. Irregular menstruation

12. Any history of contraindication to naproxen

13. Turmeric allergy history