Can distraction ease injection pain for teens with period pain?
Part of Brain & nervous system, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether using simple distraction techniques during a shot can reduce pain in teenage girls who come to the emergency room with severe menstrual cramps.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 12 and 18 years old.
- You have had period pain (cramps) during at least one menstrual cycle.
- You are currently in the emergency department because of period pain.
- You are not pregnant.
- You are not on regular hormone therapy or birth control pills.
- You do not have a serious heart, nerve, or other major medical condition.
Quick eligibility check
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