The Effect of Taping in Reducing the Intensity of Pain in Primary Dysmenorrhea

University of Zaragoza

Status: Completed

Conditions: Primary Dysmenorrhea

Treatments: Drug: Analgesic self-medication (OTC); Device: Medical taping

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04164823

PI17/157

Details and patient eligibility

About

To determine the effectiveness of kinesiotaping on pain in primary dysmenorrhea

Full description

Primary dysmenorrhea is defined as cramping pain in the lower abdomen occurring just before or during menstruation, in the absence of other diseases.

About 50-90% of the women experience menstrual pain, and approximately 15% of them suffer from a severe level of pain It is a common cause of absenteeism and reduced quality of life in women.

From 21% to 96% of women with menstrual pain, reported to practice self-treatment either by pharmacological or nonpharmacological interventions. However, there are adverse events associated with the use of these drugs, including stomach ache, diarrhea, nausea, cutaneous reactions, liver or kidney damage or cardiovascular risk after discontinuing medication . Therefore, many patients with menstrual pain usually seek complementary and alternative techniques.

Medical taping concept is an alternative treatment that use elastic adhesive tape, which is applied to the patient's skin under tension.

It has the characteristic to cause elevation of the epidermis and thereby reduce the pressure on the mechanoreceptors below the dermis. This would have the effect of reducing nociceptive stimuli.

Enrollment: 15 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Women presenting menstrual pain, 4 or more in VAS.
• Have attended gynecological examination in the past 18 months and had ever diagnosed as having a gynecological disorder different from primary dysmenorrhea
• Not have been diagnosed with secondary dysmenorrhea
• Regular menstrual cycles (cycle typical range of 21 to 35 days)
• Do not use an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) or taking oral contraceptive pills
• Nulliparous
• Ability to complete questionnaires in Spanish.

Exclusion criteria

• Women with mild dysmenorrhea (pain lower 4 in a numeric pain scale range 0-10);
• Women with irregular or infrequent menstrual cycles (outside the typical range of cycle 21 to 35 days);
• Women using an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) or taking oral contraceptive pills.
• Women who suffer from diseases diagnosed added
• Women to which it has undergone a surgical procedure for the treatment
• Provide skin lesions in the abdominal wall or in lumbar region
• Use or abuse of drugs or alcohol

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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15 participants in 2 patient groups

Medical Taping

Experimental group

Description:

Medical taping will be applied as a self-treatment. All participants will be instructed in an indvidual session and will receive a tutorial video to remember the kinesiotaping procedure. 3 band of a special and hypoallergenic tape (Kinematix Tex) will be attached to the abdominal (2 strips) and lower back (1 strip). Patients will be taped for four days. It will start at the beginning of pain associated to the menstruation.

Treatment:

Device: Medical taping

Analgesic self-medication (OTC)

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will use the usual analgesic self-treatment for primary dysmenorrhea.It will start at the beginning of pain associated to the menstruation. They will note the treatment indicating the analgesic and the dosage in a calendar.

Treatment:

Drug: Analgesic self-medication (OTC)