Moxibustion for Primary Dysmenorrhea

Summary

Hypothesis: Moxibustion is effective for managing primary dysmenorrhea. Aim: To attest the effectiveness and safety of moxibustion for primary dysmenorrhea. Design: A randomized controlled trial. 152 participants will be included. Two arms: moxibustion treatment group and ibuprofen control group.

Timeline

Start

2012-02

Primary completion

2014-02

Completion

2014-06

Publications

• Yang M, Chen X, Bo L, Lao L, Chen J, Yu S, Yu Z, Tang H, Yi L, Wu X, Yang J, Liang F. Moxibustion for pain relief in patients with primary dysmenorrhea: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS One. 2017 Feb 7;12(2):e0170952. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170952. eCollection 2017.

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