Efficacy of zinc supplementation for the treatment of dysmenorrhoea: a double-blind randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the efficacy of zinc sulfate supplementation in managing dysmenorrhoea.

Methods

In total, 103 high school students were randomised into an experimental arm (52 students) and a control arm (51 students) and received 40-mg zinc sulfate or placebo, respectively, over three cycles. Primary outcome measures were the mean Visual Analogue Scale score, which measured pain over three cycles, and the frequency of nausea and vomiting. Secondary outcomes were the use of additional analgesics and the frequency of allergic reactions.

Results

Fifty participants were analysed in each group. Mean pain scores were not significantly different between the groups before administering zinc sulfate therapy. Following the intervention, the mean pain scores for the tre

SUBMITTER: Obiagwu HI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10184220 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature