Clinical Trial: Effects of Dry Heat Application for Menstrual Symptoms
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Condition: Reproductive Health
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Effects of Dry Heat Application on Menstrual Symptoms and Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Brief Summary:
This randomized controlled trial was to determine the effect of dry heat applied on foot base of the 65 nursing students on menstrual symptoms and pain. A statistically significant difference was found between the three-day Visual Analog Pain Scale in both intervention and control groups. However, there was no difference between Menstruation Symptom Scale subscale and total score avg of the intervention and control groups. Applying hot pack to the sole of the foot can be expressed as an effective method to reduce…
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