Pain Relief From Dysmenorrhea Employing taVNS

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

20

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 1, 2025

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2025

Study Completion Date

June 30, 2025

Conditions
Dysmenorrhea Primary
Interventions
DEVICE

taVNS

"Intervention Name: Transauricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS)~Intervention Description:~Participants will receive transauricular vagus nerve stimulation on the tragus. Frequency: 2 sessions per day (one at 10 AM and one at 6 PM). Duration: Each session will last 15 minutes. Treatment Cycle: Stimulation will be applied for 5 days each month, starting 2 days before the expected beginning of the menstrual cycle, for a total of 2 months. The participants will adjust the level of maximum stimulation they considered painless."

DEVICE

SHAM stimulation

"Intervention Name: SHAM stimulation of the earlobe. Participants will receive SHAM stimulation on the earlobe, which does not stimulate the vagus nerve.~Frequency: 2 sessions per day (one at 10 AM and one at 6 PM). Duration: Each session will last 15 minutes. Treatment Cycle: Placebo stimulation will be applied for 5 days each month, starting 2 days before the expected beginning of the menstrual cycle, for a total of 2 months. The participants will adjust the level of maximum stimulation they considered painless."

Trial Locations (1)

611731

RECRUITING

UESTC, Chengdu

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

OTHER