High Intensity Aerobic Training on Primary Dysmenorrhea (HIAT)

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Primary Dysmenorrhea

Treatments: Other: Low intensity Aerobic Training; Other: High Intensity Aerobic Training.

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04687722

Rec/00835 Iqra Imtiaz

Details and patient eligibility

About

Now a days Aerobic Exercise programs has been widely used as non-pharmacological means of treating pain disorders. This study intends to determine the effects of high intensity aerobic training on pain intensity, dysmenorrhea symptoms and quality of life of young girls having primary dysmenorrhea.

Full description

This study is a Randomized Control Trial, which will be conducted in Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University (Department of Rehabilitation Sciences). the calculated Sample size is 24 individuals using Epitool with 95% Confidence Interval (CI) and power 80%. Individual will be screened out according to inclusion criteria. Individuals will be allocated randomly into two groups, 12 in High Intensity Aerobic training group and 12 in Low Intensity Aerobic Training group by sealed envelope method. High Intensity Aerobic Training will be use in experimental group. Low Intensity Aerobic Training will be used in Control group. Assessment will be done on baseline day 1 prior to the intervention and after 8 weeks of training.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Unmarried female students.
• Moderate to severe dysmenorrhea during the last three periods according to the Numeric Pain Rating Scale.

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of known chronic disease (heart disease, kidney, respiratory, asthma, diabetes, nervous disorders, blood pressure), limitation on sports/physical activities due to special medical problems.
• Presence of any disease of reproductive system.
• Irregular monthly cycle.
• Use of any particular medications affecting dysmenorrhea before or during the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

High Intensity Aerobic Training Group.

Experimental group

Description:

The experimental group will receive High Intensity Aerobic Training at 80-90% of Heart Rate Maximum calculated using karvonen rule.

Treatment:

Other: High Intensity Aerobic Training.

Control Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The control group will receive routine low Intensity aerobic Training at 40-60% of Heart Rate Maximum calculated using karvonen rule.

Treatment:

Other: Low intensity Aerobic Training