The Effect of Dark Chocolate and Cinnamon Sugars on Pain and Anxiety in University Students With Primary Dysmenorrhea

NCT ID: NCT06976255

Last Updated: 2025-05-20

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 35 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-03-30
• Study Completion Date: 2025-02-27

Brief Summary

Aim: In this prospective, randomized controlled study, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of dark chocolate and cinnamon sugar on pain and anxiety in university students with primary dysmenorrhea. Design: The prospective, randomized controlled study

Conditions

Primary Dysmenorrhea; Pain; Anxiety

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Control

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Dark chocolate

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Dark chocolate

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

In the 2nd and 3rd month of the study, they were asked to eat 40 mg of 60% cocoa dark chocolate daily for a total of 4 days, three days before the menstrual cycle and the first day of menstruation.

Cinnamon sugar

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Cinnamon sugar

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

In the 2nd and 3rd month of the study, the participants were asked to eat 1 g of cinnamon candies 3 times a day for a total of 4 days, three days before the menstrual cycle and the first day of menstruation.

Interventions

Cinnamon sugar

In the 2nd and 3rd month of the study, the participants were asked to eat 1 g of cinnamon candies 3 times a day for a total of 4 days, three days before the menstrual cycle and the first day of menstruation.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Dark chocolate

In the 2nd and 3rd month of the study, they were asked to eat 40 mg of 60% cocoa dark chocolate daily for a total of 4 days, three days before the menstrual cycle and the first day of menstruation.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• University students who had not given birth,
• Were between the ages of 18 and 25,
• Had regular menstrual cycles (28±7 days),
• Had menstrual pain severity of 5 or more on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) in the previous month,
• Had primary dysmenorrhea, gave written informed consent,
• Volunteered to participate in the study were included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• The study included patients with hearing loss, pelvic pathology, neurological, endocrine or psychiatric disease, and chronic disease such as diabetes mellitus or heart disease, currently taking medication such as antidepressants or oral contraceptives,
• Menstrual irregularities,
• University students who had mental problems that prevented evaluation and cooperation, obesity, malignant condition, pelvic surgery, pregnancy, analgesic use, chocolate and cinnamon allergy,
• Use of any nutritional supplements, medication or non-drug application (reiki, meditation, reflexology, acupressure, etc.) to reduce pain,
• University students who did not volunteer to participate in the study were excluded.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 25 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Bartın Unıversity

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Trakya University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Burcu KUCUKKAYA

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Bartın University

Bartın, Bartın, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

2023-SBB-0379

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id