title: Randomized controlled trial assessing a traditional Chinese medicine remedy in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea.
abstract: A proof-of-concept study to assess the safety and efficacy of a traditional Chinese medicine formula as treatment for primary dysmenorrhea showed no statistically significant benefit over placebo. However, some efficacy parameters suggested possible superiority of the active treatment and so a larger study needs to be performed to determine whether this remedy has a role in the treatment of dysmenorrhea.
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. stephen.kennedy@obs-gyn.ox.ac.uk
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Hongwen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Shouming
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Magill
authors.forename: Trinette
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: van Vliet
authors.forename: Cor
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kistemaker
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Voors
authors.forename: Wilrike
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pasman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004412:Dysmenorrhea / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015990:Placebo Effect; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal