Luna. – Selbsthilfe app for iPhone and iPad

DESCRIPTION
This app is designed for women with period pain. This type of pain is very common among young women and usually starts in their teenage years. Women with period pain report cramping in the lower belly soon after they get their period, which can be very painful. Other common symptoms are lower back pain, nausea, diarrhea or headaches. This app will offer different recommendations for self-care based on scientific research. For your convenience you can share some of your data, such as menstruation and BMI data with Apple Health. You can adjust data sharing in the settings of the Health App at any time.

ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR THE STUDY?
In principle, you are eligible for the study if you are between 18 and 34 years old, not pregnant and do not plan to be pregnant within the next 12 months. The eligibility for the study will be tested when you start the app for the first time.

HOW THIS STUDY WORKS
If you provide consent, you will be asked to:
- Answer questions about your health
- Follow directions within the app
- Do the self-care activities the app recommends
This will happen mostly around your period, for the next 12 menstrual cycles.
You can activate notifications from the app to receive reminders about surveys and activities.

WHO IS RUNNING THIS STUDY?
Australia: NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University
United States: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Center for Integrative Medicine
Brazil: Hospital Universitário Prof. Polydoro Ernani de São Thiago, Federal University of Santa Catarina
Germany: Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlim, Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics; Institute for Complementary and Integrative Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich
Taiwan: China Medical University Hospital, Division of China Medicine Pediatrics