The Effects of Kinesio Taping in Women With Primary Dysmenorrhea

Ataturk Training and Research Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Primary Dysmenorrhea

Treatments: Other: Sham Kinesio tape application; Other: No intervention; Other: Kinesio tape application

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03915145

442-15

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of kinesio taping in women with primary dysmenorrhea.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 to 35 years of age,
• having Primary Dysmenorrhea
• being volunteer women

Exclusion criteria

• having give birth,
• having a serious psychiatric disorder
• having used oral contraceptive or depression drug in the last 6 month
• having secondary dysmenorrhea
• having irregular menstrual cycle
• having allergy to taping

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 3 patient groups

Kinesio tape group

Experimental group

Description:

Kinesio tape application has been applied

Treatment:

Other: Kinesio tape application

Sham group

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Sham kinesio tape application has been applied

Treatment:

Other: Sham Kinesio tape application

Control group

Other group

Description:

No intervention has been applied

Treatment:

Other: No intervention