Prevalence of Menstrual Cycle Related Pain Complains in Adolescents and Young Adults

NCT ID: NCT00590811

Last Updated: 2010-09-01

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-01-31

Study Completion Date

2010-02-28

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of menstrual cycle related pain complains in adolescents and young adults.

Detailed Description

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An internet questionnaire with 12 items was used:

Adolescents

* start of menstruation
* characteristics of menstrual cycle
* pain related to menstrual cycle (questions based on well-known pain-complaints related to the presence of endometriosis)
* analgetics
* influence on school carrier
* influence on social life

Young adults

* idem as for adolescents
* influence of pain on an eventual sexual relationship

Conditions

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Dysmenorrhea Pelvic Pain

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Groups

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adolescents

3rd year high school girls (14-16 years old)

No interventions assigned to this group

young adults

1st year university young females (18 - 20 years old)

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 3rd year high school girls
* 1st year university young females

Exclusion Criteria

* pre-menarcheal girls
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

25 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Gasthuisberg

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Principal Investigators

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Christel LC Meuleman, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Locations

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MPTC

Leuven, , Belgium

Site Status

VCLB

Leuven, , Belgium

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium

Other Identifiers

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EC - 14/11/2007

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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