Effect of Brisk Walking on Primary Dysmenorrhea

Ain Shams University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dysmenorrhea Primary

Treatments: Behavioral: Brisk walking

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04852627

M D 59/2021

Details and patient eligibility

About

Dysmenorrhea is a common problem in women. Exercise is commonly cited as a possible remedy. We will measure the effect of brisk walking on primary dysmenorrhea among medical students.

Enrollment: 170 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 17 to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• BMI: 18-25
• regular menstrual cycles

Exclusion criteria

• Marriage or previous sexual activity
• medical disorders
• previous abdominal or pelvic surgery
• skeletal disorders
• hormonal or psychiatric treatment
• atheletes

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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170 participants in 2 patient groups

Exercise group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Will brisk walk 30 minutes 3 times weekly

Treatment:

Behavioral: Brisk walking

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention