Combined Effects of Barre and Gym Ball Exercises in Primary Dysmenorhoea

Riphah International University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Dysmenorrhea Primary

Treatments: Other: Barre exercises; Other: Barre exercise along with gym ball exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06750393

REC/RCR&AHS/24/0528

Details and patient eligibility

About

Group A will be given Barre and gym ball exercises. Group B will be given Barre exercises. All these sessions will be of 30-minute 3session per week for 12 weeks.

Full description

This will be a randomized controlled trial conducted on 42 participants. Data will be collected from USKT (University of Sialkot) and UMT (University of Management and Technology Sialkot by using non-probability convenience sampling technique. WaLLiD score scale is used to determine the severity of dysmenorrhoea. Girls between the age of 17 to 25 with history of dysmenorrhea will be included in this study. Participants who has history of secondary dysmenorrhea, Diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome will be excluded from this study. A sample of 42 will be divided in to two groups with 21 participants in each group. Group A will be given Barre and gym ball exercises. Group B will be given Barre exercises. All these sessions will be of 30 minute 3session per week for 12 weeks. Pre and post assessment of pain, distress , severity of dysmenorrhoea and quality of life will be done by using numeric pain rating scale, menstrual distress questionnaire, WaLLiD scale and Q-LES-Q-SF questionnaire. Data will be analyzed by using SPSS version 26.0.

Enrollment: 42 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 17 to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Female suffered from primary dysmenorrhea diagnosed through WaLLiD score range from 5-12
• Female having 5 and above score on Numerical Pain Rating Scale
• Female having regular menstrual period form at least 3 months
• Female having a history of dysmenorrhea occurring at least three times in the past six months

Exclusion criteria

• Females using hormonal contraception.
• Females who are married.
• Females with secondary dysmenorrhea
• Females diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome
• Females having menstrual issues
• Females who take analgesic
• Females having BMI > 25
• Participants who show unwillingness to participate in the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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42 participants in 2 patient groups

Barre exercise with gym ball exercise

Experimental group

Description:

The Barre exercises will be administered to the participant of Group A for a period of 3 month. Each exercise will be given for 10 s hold × 12 times/set × 3 sets/day × 3 days/week × 12. Gym ball exercises program include Knee tucks, leg curls, back extension exercises

Treatment:

Other: Barre exercise along with gym ball exercises

Barre exercises

Active Comparator group

Description:

The Barre exercises for a period of 3 month Each exercise will be given for 10 s hold × 12 times/set × 3 sets/day × 3 days/week × 12. During

Treatment:

Other: Barre exercises