Effectiveness of Vitamin D in Primary Dysmenorrhoea
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-10-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Vitamin D in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea. Design:Randomised controlled trial.
Setting:In a university hospital. Population: 142 women aged 16-35 years. Methods: Patients
were treated with 667 unit of vitamin D once a day, 200 unit of vitamin E once a day or 400
mg ibuprofen twice a day,2 days before the date of menstruation and continued through the
first 3 days, for 2 months. Main outcome measures: Pain score. Results: Mean VAS of vitamin D
group was 4,91, was 6,54 in the vitamin E group and was 4,02 in the ibuprofen group
Conclusion:Vitamin D and vitamin E are effective in relieving the pain,but the effect of
vitamin D are more prominent
Phase:
Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Bezmialem Vakif University
Collaborators:
Gulsah Ilhan Mucize Ozdemir Osman Sevket Seda Ates Yildirim, Zeynep Baysal, M.D.
Treatments:
alpha-Tocopherol Ergocalciferols Ibuprofen Tocopherols Tocotrienols Vitamin D Vitamin E Vitamins