Music and Puzzle Use in Dysmenorrhea Relief

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Music Listening: Participants will listen to a 24 min 54 sec music track for 4 days (starting 3 days before menstruation).

Puzzle Activity: Participants will do puzzles for the same duration and timing.

Study summary

The aim of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether interventions such as listening to music and doing puzzles are effective in reducing menstrual pain, menstrual symptoms, and perceived stress in young women with dysmenorrhea, ages 18-25.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

Do listening to music and doing puzzles reduce dysmenorrhea pain? Do these interventions affect menstrual symptoms and perceived stress? The researchers will compare music, puzzle, and control groups to assess the effects on pain intensity, menstrual symptoms, and perceived stress levels.

Participants:

Participants will be followed for three menstrual cycles, In the first cycle, pain, symptoms, and stress levels will be measured,

In the next two cycles:

Music group: Listen to a specific song with headphones for four days, Puzzle group: Do puzzles for the same amount of time, Control group: Measurements only, without intervention.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Menstrual Pain Severity — Through study completion, an average of 3 mounts
  Menstrual pain intensity will be assessed using the 100 mm Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Participants will rate their pain by marking a point on a 10 cm horizontal line ranging from 0 ("no pain") to 10 ("worst imaginable pain"). Higher scores indicate more severe pain.

Trial sites (1)

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