The Effect of Su Jok on Dysmenorrhea

The Effect of Su Jok on Dysmenorrhea:Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial

This study aims to determine the effect of Su Jok application in reducing menstrual pain.The main question it aims to answer is

-Is Su Jok practice effective in reducing the severity of dysmenorrhea? The researcher will perform a sham application to see the effect of the application.

Participants will perform the application on the first day they have pain during their 3 menstrual cycles. They will evaluate and record their pain with VAS.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Dysmenorrhea
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Su Jok; Other: Sham point using

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 34
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Ataşehir
    • İstanbul, Ataşehir, Turkey, 34758
      • Fenerbahce University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• regular menstrual cycles (21-35 days)
• have abdominal pain in the last three cycles
• Those who want to participate in the study as a volunteer

Exclusion Criteria:

• have any health problems that may affect the menstrual cycle (ovarian cysts, etc.
• use hormonal medications

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Su Jok Group; Sujok is applied with black pepper seeds to the appropriate point on the hand.	Other: Su Jok; a type of acupressure includs hand massage
Sham Comparator: Placebo Control Group; Black pepper seeds are applied to the sham point.	Other: Sham point using; unrelated point using for acupressing

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Pain assesment	Pain assessment is made with Visual Analog Scale(0-10 points, high score means pain severity is high) in three menstrual cycles (up to 105 days).	" Every hour until 4 hours after the onset of pain on the first day of the cycle (each cycle is 28-35 days) and it will be for 3 cycle.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Ankara Medipol University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 1, 2024
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 30, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): June 30, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 4, 2025
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 25, 2025
• First Posted (Actual): March 26, 2025

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 26, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 25, 2025
• Last Verified: March 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: pain; dysmenorrhea; su jok
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Pathologic Processes; Pelvic Pain; Menstruation Disturbances; Dysmenorrhea
• Other Study ID Numbers: 14.2024fbu

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED
• IPD Plan Description: Data can be shared when the research is accepted for publication.

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No