Effects of Breathing Exercises on Women With Primary Dysmenorhea

Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Dysmenorrhea

Treatments: Other: Breathing exercises; Other: Control

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06321224

2024/03/08

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of breathing exercises in women with primary dysmenorrhea.

Full description

Primary dysmenorrhea (PD) is the most common gynecological disorder and constitutes a serious health and economic problem. PD is defined as painful menstrual cramps in the lower abdomen during or a few days before the menstrual period with no detectable organic disease. Breathing exercises are an effective method for pain relief. However, breathing exercises need to be examined in PD management.

Enrollment: 42 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Having PD symptoms according to the Primary Dysmenorrhea Consensus criteria,
• Having menstrual pain intensity of 4 or higher according to the Visual Analog Scale in the last 6 months,
• Having a regular menstrual cycle (28±7 days)
• Volunteering to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Being pregnant or suspected of pregnancy,
• Using oral contraceptives or antidepressants in the last 6 months,
• Using intrauterine devices,
• Having a history of other gynecological diseases
• Having pulmonary, neurological and/or systemic disease,
• Having undergone abdominal or cardiothoracic surgery within the last year.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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42 participants in 2 patient groups

Exercise group

Experimental group

Description:

The exercise group will be given breathing exercises

Treatment:

Other: Breathing exercises

Control group

Other group

Description:

The control group will be asked to continue their routine lives.

Treatment:

Other: Control