Adolescent Dysmenorrhoea as a Risk Factor for Chronic Pain: Clinical Cohort Study
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
This study aims to understand whether changes in a variety of body systems which are seen in adult women with period pain are also seen in adolescents in the first few years of having periods. This information will help to understand 1) how quickly any changes occur, informing clinical practice, and 2) how period pain might lead to other types of chronic pain, potentially allowing development of preventative strategies.
Study details
- Official title
- Understanding the Role of Adolescent Dysmenorrhoea as a Risk Factor for the Transition to Chronic Pain: Clinical Cohort Study
- Conditions
- Dysmenorrhea
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
- Collaborators
- University of Exeter; University of York; Endometriosis UK
- Start date
- 2024-06-04
- Primary completion
- 2026-05-01
- Sex
- Female
- Age range
- from 11 Years to 20 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- true
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Participant (or parent/guardian of participant) is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study. * Female or assigned female at birth. * aged 11 - 20 years. * At least 6 periods per year since menarche. * During the study data collection period will be within one of the following time intervals since menarche: * 12 - 15 months * 36 - 39 months * 60 - 63 months * Reports either period pain or no pain with periods and scores appropriately on NRS (period pain: ≥4/10; no period pain: ≤3/10). * Not using hormonal therapies (i.e. contraceptives) currently and has not used previously. * Reasonably fluent in English. Exclusion Criteria: * Current or previous chronic pain condition other than dysmenorrhoea, including migraine. * Pregnant or breast-feeding. * Previous cancer diagnosis. * Contraindication to MRI
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06353789