The effects of Rosa foetida extract along with self-care education on primary dysmenorrhea: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial

Abstract

Background Dysmenorrhea is one of the most common disorders among young women. Medicinal herbs are one of the alternative methods for the treatment of dysmenorrhea. This study will investigate the effect of Rosa foetida extract, along with self-care behavior education on primary dysmenorrhea among female students of Babol University of medical sciences. Methods/design A randomized clinical trial will be performed on single students, aged 18 to 24 years. The research samples will be divided into three groups. The students will receive self-care behavior education on dysmenorrhea. Following the education, two of the groups will receive Rosa foetida extract capsules and placebo capsules in two consecutive cycles every 8 h for two successive days, respectively. The capsules will have similar physical appearance. The third group will not receive any medication. Data will be collected through demographic characteristic questionnaire, visual analog scale, dysmenorrhea self-care behaviors scale questionnaire, pictorial chart, and menstrual distress scale questionnaire. In order to determine and compare the effect of pharmacological and educational interventions on the severity of dysmenorrhea in groups, an ANOVA analysis of variance test with repeated measures will be used by SPSS software version 22. Discussion The results will show the effects of Rosa foetida extract along with self-care behavior education on primary dysmenorrhea, and beneficial effects that may be found in the trial of this plant may be of use for women with the same problem. Ethics and dissemination The study is approved by the Ethics Committee of Babol University of Medical Sciences (IR.MUBABOL.REC.1397.059). Trial registration IRCT 20190318043086N1. Registered on 14 June 2019.

Self-Care Behavior and Associated Factors of Nursing Students with Dysmenorrhea: A Structural Equation Model

“…According to relevant reports, 56.4%-90% of women have dysmenorrhea [2][3][4], which is the main cause of their absenteeism from school and work [5,6]. Dysmenorrhea is clinically divided into primary and secondary dysmenorrhea [7]. From the viewpoint of individual physical and mental development, severe dysmenorrhea can interfere with their daily activities as well as cause varying degrees of harm to their life and quality of life [8,9], thus adding to a huge public health burden [10].…”