General objective:
Determine effect of Boron supplementation on the severity of dysmenorrhea in female students residing in dormitories of Shaid Beheshti University of Medical sciences in 2013-14
Design of the study: randomized, triple blind, placebo-controlled.
Methods of study:
A) The study population: all female students of primary dysmenorrhea residing in dormitories of Shaid Beheshti University of Medical sciences in 2013-14.
Study Sample: all female students residing in dormitories of Shaid Beheshti University of Medical sciences in2013-14 that having condition to enter the study.
Inclusion criteria: being single; age between 18 – 25 year old; girls with primary dysmenorrhea that the pain intensity as moderate to severe based Mac Gill ruler; do not suffering from chronic diseases (diabetes, hypertension, cardiac diseases, infectious diseases, liver, kidney); regular menstruation (period between 21 – 35 days); normal BMI (19.8 – 25); have not any symptoms of itching, abnormal discharge during study; not taking any medication, supplements; they should not use any herbal remedies about 3 months ago Intervention; they should not have any deplorable event such as near relatives’ death or surgical operation in recent six months.
Exclusion criteria: individual's consent to continue participating in the study; pelvic known pathology(myoma, pelvic tumor, endometriosis, PID) during the study; improper use of capsules; any use of herbal drug during the study.
Sample size: 108.
B)Intervention in study: use Boron supplementation.
C)Intervention duration: 2 days before mensturation to 3 first day of bleeding.
D) The primary outcome : reduce primery dysmenorrheal after intervention.