Kinesiotaping Versus Pilate Exercises

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dysmenorrhea; Exercise

Treatments: Other: kinesiotaping application; Other: Pilate exercises program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04359381

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Details and patient eligibility

About

Sixty girls participated in this study and their main complaints were pain and cramping during menstruation. They were divided randomly into two equal groups.

Full description

Group (A) (30 girls) treated by kinesiotaping during menstruation for 3 successive menstruation. Group (B) (30 girls) treated by pilate exercises, 3 sessions per week for 3 months except the days of menstruation. Visual analogue scale to assess pain intensity, Quality of life enjoyment and satisfaction questionnaire, Menstrual Distress Questionnaire, WALIDD score, Spielberger questionnaire and blood sample analysis to estimate plasma prostaglandin level were applied for each girl in both groups before and after the treatment course.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 14 to 20 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Their ages ranged from 14 to 20 years old
• their body mass index (BMI) would be less than 25 Kg/m2
• having primary dysmenorrhoea

Exclusion criteria

• skin diseases or cardiac diseases
• irregular or infrequent menstrual cycles
• previous abdominal or back operations

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

kinesiotaping

Experimental group

Description:

by kinesiotaping during menstruation for 3 successive menstruation

Treatment:

Other: kinesiotaping application

pilate exercises

Experimental group

Description:

pilate exercises, 3 sessions per week for 3 months

Treatment:

Other: Pilate exercises program