Pregnancy Health Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
BMC Womens Health. 2012 Aug 22;12:25. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-12-25.
Primary dysmenorrhea is a common and sometimes disabling condition. In recent years, some studies aimed to improve the treatment of dysmenorrhea, and therefore, introduced several therapeutic measures. This study was designed to compare the analgesic effect of iron chip containing heat wrap with ibuprofen for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea.
In this randomized (IRCT201107187038N2) controlled trial, 147 students (18-30 years old) with the diagnosis of primary dysmenorrhea were enrolled considering the CONSORT guideline. Screening for primary dysmenorrhea was done by a two-question screening tool. The participants were randomly assigned into one of the intervention groups (heat Patch and ibuprofen). Data regarding the severity and emotional impact of the pain were recorded by a shortened version of McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ). Student's t test was used for statistical analysis.
The maximum and minimum pain severities were observed at 2 and 24 hours in both groups. The severity of sensual pain at 8, 12, and 24 hours was non-significantly less in the heat Patch group. There was also no significant difference between the groups regarding the emotional impact of pain at the first 2, 4, 8, 12 and 12 hours of menstruation.
Heat patch containing Iron chip has comparable analgesic effects to ibuprofen and can possibly be used for primary dysmenorrhea.
IRCT201107187038N2.
原发性痛经是一种常见的、有时会致残的疾病。近年来，一些研究旨在改善痛经的治疗方法，并因此引入了几种治疗措施。本研究旨在比较含铁片热贴与布洛芬治疗原发性痛经的镇痛效果。
本随机对照试验（IRCT201107187038N2）纳入了 147 名（18-30 岁）原发性痛经患者，纳入标准符合 CONSORT 指南。采用二项式筛选工具对原发性痛经进行筛查。参与者被随机分配到干预组（热贴和布洛芬）之一。采用 McGill 疼痛问卷（SF-MPQ）的简化版记录疼痛严重程度和情绪影响的数据。采用 Student's t 检验进行统计分析。
两组在 2 小时和 24 小时时观察到最大和最小疼痛严重程度。在 8、12 和 24 小时时，热贴组的感觉疼痛严重程度无显著差异。在月经第 2、4、8、12 和 12 小时时，两组疼痛的情绪影响也无显著差异。
含铁片的热贴与布洛芬具有相当的镇痛效果，可用于原发性痛经。
IRCT201107187038N2。
