Immediate analgesic effect of acupuncture for acute primary dysmenorrhea: protocol of a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary dysmenorrhea (PD) is a common gynecological disorder that significantly affects women's work and personal lives, especially in acute episodes when immediate pain relief is often needed. The objective of this study is to evaluate the immediate analgesic effect of acupuncture for acute PD within 10 min.

Methods

This is a randomized sham-controlled clinical trial involving 80 participants with acute PD who will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio into the Acupuncture group and the Sham acupuncture group. Each participant will receive 10 min acupuncture session. For participants in the Sham acupuncture (SA) group, the Park Sham Acupuncture Device (PSD) and blunt needles will be used to simulate treatment without skin penetration. The visual analog scale (VAS) will be

SUBMITTER: Huang G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12457383 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature