Effect of Lumbar Proprioception Training on Primary Dysmenorrhea

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Primary Dysmenorrhea

Treatments: Other: Pelvic rocking exercise; Other: Hot packs; Other: lumbar proprioception training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06051435

P.T.REC/012/004410

Details and patient eligibility

About

the aim of this study will be to investigate the effect of lumbar proprioception training on primary dysmenorrhea.

Full description

Although previous studies reported the effect of physiotherapy practices through therapeutic exercises on primary dysmenorrhea as core muscles strengthening, core stability exercises, connective tissue massage and classical massage, relaxation, strengthening, stretching, aerobic exercises, pelvic floor muscle strengthening exercises, yoga and Pilates. None of them have investigated the effect of lumbar proprioception training on primary dysmenorrhea. Therefore, this study will be the first one which aims to investigate the effect of lumbar proprioception training on primary dysmenorrhea. This trial will include 2 groups; group A composed of 20 females that will receive hot packs and pelvic rocking exercises for 4 weeks and group B also composed of 20 females that will receive hot packs and pelvic rocking exercises in addition to lumbar proprioception training for 4 weeks.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 22 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All females will have moderate to severe primary dysmenorrhea (as determined by WaLIDD Scale).
• Their ages will range from 18 to 22 years old.
• All females will be virginal and non-smokers.
• Their BMI will be range from 20-25 kg/m2
• They have regular menstrual cycle with menstrual cycle length of 28-30 days.
• They have persistent primary dysmenorrhea of more than 6 months

Exclusion criteria

• They shouldn't have musculoskeletal or neurological disorders, chronic LBP or sacroiliac dysfunction, diabetes, pelvic pathology or any gynecological disease.
• They shouldn't experience a stressful event in the last 6 month.
• Attending regular exercise training in the last 6 months.
• Taking medications or vitamin and mineral supplements due to other medical conditions.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

They will receive hot packs and pelvic rocking exercises for one menstrual cycle.

Treatment:

Other: Hot packs

Other: Pelvic rocking exercise

Lumbar proprioception group

Experimental group

Description:

They will receive the same lumbar proprioception training plus hot packs and pelvic rocking exercises for one menstrual cycle.

Treatment:

Other: lumbar proprioception training

Other: Hot packs

Other: Pelvic rocking exercise