Asawadethmetakul Paphawarin, Xie Fangfang, Xie Chaoqun, Ma Jianwen, You Yanli, Yao Fei
School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China,
School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Complement Med Res. 2024;31(1):20-29. doi: 10.1159/000534335. Epub 2023 Nov 27.
Primary dysmenorrhea (PD) is a very common issue in young women that reduces the quality of women's lives. Both Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) provide several ways to treat PD; however, TCM treatment exhibits fewer side effects for the patient. Tuina massage and Chinese herbal compresses are considered forms of external TCM therapy that have been widely used to treat PD, especially in China. Therefore, to provide the most effective and safe treatment for PD, we combined Tuina and Chinese herbal compresses together in this observational study.
A randomized controlled trial (RCT) consisting of 114 participants from the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine who meet inclusion criteria will be divided into two groups in a 1:1 allocation ratio. The intervention group will receive Tuina combined with Chinese herbal compress therapy, while the control group will only receive Chinese herbal compress therapy. The treatment will be given 3 days before menstruation (once per day, 3 times per menstrual cycle). The primary outcome will be measured with the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). The secondary outcomes will be measured by the Dysmenorrhea Symptom Score, the Chinese Medical Dysmenorrhea Symptom Score, the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), the Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS), and the pain threshold at Guanyuan (CV4).
This study will be the first RCT that will entail the combination of Tuina and Chinese herbal compresses to treat PD in the category of cold coagulation and blood stasis syndrome. If the results demonstrate that Tuina combined with a Chinese herbal compress is effective, we posit that this study will provide evidence-based references for a potential alternative treatment to treat PD in the future.
原发性痛经(PD)是年轻女性中非常常见的问题,会降低女性的生活质量。西医和中医都提供了多种治疗PD的方法;然而,中医治疗对患者的副作用较少。推拿按摩和中药热敷被认为是中医外治疗法的形式,已被广泛用于治疗PD,尤其是在中国。因此,为了为PD提供最有效和安全的治疗方法,我们在这项观察性研究中将推拿和中药热敷结合在一起。
一项随机对照试验(RCT),由114名来自上海中医药大学且符合纳入标准的参与者组成,将按1:1的分配比例分为两组。干预组将接受推拿联合中药热敷疗法,而对照组仅接受中药热敷疗法。治疗将在月经前3天进行(每天一次,每个月经周期3次)。主要结局将用视觉模拟量表(VAS)进行测量。次要结局将通过痛经症状评分、中医痛经症状评分、自评焦虑量表(SAS)、自评抑郁量表(SDS)以及关元穴(CV4)的疼痛阈值来测量。
本研究将是第一项将推拿和中药热敷结合起来治疗寒凝血瘀证型PD的随机对照试验。如果结果表明推拿联合中药热敷有效,我们认为这项研究将为未来治疗PD的潜在替代疗法提供循证参考。
<标题>引言</标题>原发性痛经(PD)是一种在年轻女性中非常常见的问题,会影响她们的生活质量。西医和中医都提供了多种治疗PD的方法,然而,中医对患者的副作用较少。推拿按摩和中药热敷被认为是中医外治疗法的形式,在中国尤其广泛用于治疗PD。因此,在这项观察性研究中,我们将推拿和中药热敷结合起来,以提供最有效和安全的PD治疗方法。<标题>方法</标题>这是一项随机对照试验(RCT),114名符合纳入标准的上海中医药大学参与者将按1:1的比例随机分为两组。干预组将接受推拿联合中药热敷治疗,而对照组仅接受中药热敷治疗。治疗在月经前3天进行(每天一次,每个月经周期3次)。主要结局指标将通过视觉模拟量表(VAS)测量。次要结局指标将通过痛经症状评分、中医痛经症状评分、自评焦虑量表(SAS)、自评抑郁量表(SDS)以及关元穴(CV4)的疼痛阈值来确定。<标题>结论</标题>本研究是第一项研究推拿和中药热敷联合治疗寒凝血瘀证型PD的随机对照试验。如果结果表明推拿联合中药热敷有效,我们预计这项研究将为未来PD的可能替代治疗提供循证依据。