Stretching Exercises on Symptoms of Primary Dysmenorrhea

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Primary Dysmenorrhea

Treatments: Other: supervised stretching exercises; Other: non-supervised active stretching home program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04475874

DPTPNU

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of active stretching exercises on reducing pain and the quality of life during menstrual cycle in young adult females.

Full description

Thirty females with primary dysmenorrhea, aging between 18 to 23 years with BMI of 20-29.9 kg/m2, have a regular menstrual cycle length 28-30 day and cycle bleed from 3 to 7 days, were randomly assigned into three equal groups; two interventions groups (supervised and non-supervised active stretching exercise program) and one control group. The intervention group A practiced a 30 to 45-minute supervised active stretching program three times a week for four weeks, while the other intervention group B practiced non-supervised active stretching home program and the control group C . Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used to measure pain intensity, and Verbal Multidimensional System (VMS) for measuring menstruation characteristics and the effect of pain on quality of life, before (pre) as well as after (post) 4 weeks at the end of the study .

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 23 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• BMI of 20-29.9 kg/m2,
• regular menstrual cycle
• length 28-30 day
• cycle bleed from 3 to 7 days,

Exclusion criteria

• contraindication to stretching exercise
• taking any hormonal medications:
• smoker

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 3 patient groups

supervised stretching exercises :group A

Active Comparator group

Description:

The intervention group A practiced a 30 to 45-minute supervised active stretching program three times a week for four weeks

Treatment:

Other: supervised stretching exercises

non-supervised active stretching home program: group B

Active Comparator group

Description:

practiced non-supervised active stretching home program

Treatment:

Other: non-supervised active stretching home program

Standard of care: group c

No Intervention group

Description:

control group