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The effect of acupressure on pain, menstrual symptoms, and comfort in adolescents with primary dysmenorrhea: a single-blind randomized controlled trial

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Published Online: 2025-07-02

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Aksoy-Can, Ahu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0940-1105
Buldum, Aysu https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2663-3167
Abiç, Arzu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8928-3574
Vefikuluçay-Yilmaz, Duygu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9202-8558
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Article History

Received: 5 January 2025

Accepted: 9 June 2025

First Online: 2 July 2025

Declarations

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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Clinical Research Ethics Committee of Mersin University (No. 645; dated 28.09.2022) and institutional permission was obtained from Mersin Provincial Directorate of National Education (No. 73752739; dated 04.04.2023). An informed consent forms were obtained from all adolescents and their legal guardians. The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards set forth in the Declaration of Helsinki. In this context, adolescents were informed that if they did not respond to the treatments they had previously used or to the acupressure applied in our study, their parents would be notified and advised to consult a specialist to manage dysmenorrhea. This approach was considered important both from an ethical perspective and in terms of ensuring adolescents’ comfort.

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: The authors declare no competing interests.

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