Stretching Exercises on Symptoms of Primary Dysmenorrhea

NCT04475874 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: DPTPNU
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Primary Dysmenorrhea

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Visual Analog Scale (VAS)

  Visual Analog Scale measures pain intensity it is a unidimensional measure of pain intensity The classification of VAS was done according to pain scores (mild: 1-3 Moderate: 4-7 Severe: 8-10)

  Change from Baseline at pain intensity 4 weeks after

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Verbal Multidimensional System(VMS)

  Change from Baseline amenstruation characteristics 4 weeks after

Study Arms (3)

supervised stretching exercises :group A

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

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

Other: supervised stretching exercises

non-supervised active stretching home program: group B

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

practiced non-supervised active stretching home program

Other: non-supervised active stretching home program

Standard of care: group c

NO INTERVENTION

control group

Interventions

supervised stretching exercises OTHER

30 to 45-minute supervised active stretching program by a trained physical therapist, three times a week for four weeks starting with a warmup of 5 minutes on a stationary bicycle, half jumping jacks and torso rotations

Also known as: home program stretching exercises

supervised stretching exercises :group A

non-supervised active stretching home program OTHER

non supervised 30 to 45-minute supervised active stretching program three times a week for four weeks starting with a warmup of 5 minutes on a stationary bicycle, half jumping jacks and torso rotations

Also known as: home program of stretching exercises

non-supervised active stretching home program: group B

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 23 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

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

You may not qualify if:

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead
• Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Zizi Mohammed Ibrahim Ali

Riyadh, Nnjkjk, 2136, Saudi Arabia

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: ASSOCIATE PROF

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 12, 2020
• First Posted: July 17, 2020
• Study Start: February 10, 2019
• Primary Completion: January 12, 2020
• Study Completion: February 12, 2020
• Last Updated: July 17, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SA (1)