Factors Affecting Premenstrual Syndrome

NCT ID: NCT07118553

Last Updated: 2025-08-12

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 27 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-05-14
• Study Completion Date: 2025-06-20

Brief Summary

Premenstrual pain syndrome is a common problem that affects many women of reproductive age. In this study, we aimed to determine whether facial massage would improve the quality of life, mood, pain and stress levels of women with premenstrual syndrome.

Detailed Description

Young women over the age of 18 with premenstrual syndrome were randomly divided into two groups. One group received facial massage for six weeks, while the other group received no intervention. At the end of six weeks, pain, stress, quality of life and mood were assessed in both groups.

Conditions

Premenstrual Syndrome

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Facial massage group

Classical facial massage was applied to the intervention group 2 days a week (with at least 1 day break) for 6 weeks. A session continued 20-30 minutes.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

classic facial massage

Intervention Type: OTHER

Powder was used as an intermediate product in facial massage application. Before the application, the participants were made to lie in the supine position on the patient's bed. The researchers performed the facial massage by standing at the participants' bedside. During the massage application, three stroking movements were applied to the chin, mouth, nose, eyes and forehead areas, respectively. Kneading motion was then applied to the same areas three times each. Then, stroking was applied to these five areas again and the facial massage application was terminated at the end of approximately 20-30 minutes. Friction movement was applied to the temporal region in each stroking and kneading application

control group

The control group received no intervention. Participants continued their daily routines as usual.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

classic facial massage

Powder was used as an intermediate product in facial massage application. Before the application, the participants were made to lie in the supine position on the patient's bed. The researchers performed the facial massage by standing at the participants' bedside. During the massage application, three stroking movements were applied to the chin, mouth, nose, eyes and forehead areas, respectively. Kneading motion was then applied to the same areas three times each. Then, stroking was applied to these five areas again and the facial massage application was terminated at the end of approximately 20-30 minutes. Friction movement was applied to the temporal region in each stroking and kneading application

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• at least 111 points or more on the Premenstrual Syndrome Scale
• 8 years of age or older
• to be volunteer for the study

Exclusion Criteria

• presence of any open wounds, allergies, etc. that would prevent facial massage
• the presence of routinely used gynaecological medication
• regular exercise
• unwillingness to participate

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 40 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Trabzon University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Aysun YAĞCİ ŞENTÜRK

Assistant professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Aysun Yağci Şentürk, Ph.D

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Trabzon University

Locations

Trabzon Unversity

Trabzon, Tonya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

TU-TMYO-AYŞ-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id