Effect of HIIT VS Yoga on Level of Pain, Catastrophizing and QoL in Dysmenorrhea

NCT05010967 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: REC/01098 Areeba Aamir
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 34
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is aimed at determining the effect of high intensity interval training VS yoga on pain, catastrophizing and quality of life among young females with dysmenorrhea.

Conditions

Primary Dysmenorrhea

Keywords

yoga; dysmenorrhea; Pain; catastrophizing; exercise

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Numeric pain rating scale

  changes from baseline The numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) is a 10 points scale on which, zero represent no pain, 1 to 3 represent mild pain, 4 to 7 represent moderate and pain score between 7 and 10 were considered to be a severe form of pain.\[

  8th week

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Pain catastrophizing

  8th week

• EQ-5D for quality of life

  8th week

Study Arms (2)

High intensity interval training

EXPERIMENTAL

High intensity interval training will be administered three days a week for 8 weeks. six series with 3 minutes rest period between series. For first 4 weeks the series would consist of 30 seconds of exercise and 30 seconds rest. exercises will consist of burpees, skipping, lunges, 1-legged squat, leg lever, push ups. for next four weeks the duration of exercise will be 45 seconds followed by 30 seconds recovery.

Other: High intensity interval training

Yoga Training

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Yoga will be administered 3 days a week for 8 weeks. the session would be of 30-50 minutes with 5 minutes breathing followed by 15-35 minutes yoga and 10 minutes supine meditation. cat-cow stretch, child's pose, downward dog, plank, cobra pose will be used.

Other: Yoga Training

Interventions

High intensity interval training OTHER

HIIT 3 times a week for 8 weeks. For week 1 to 4 , Warm up 5 minutes jogging in place, 6 series of 30 seconds Burpees, 30 seconds recovery, 30 seconds skipping, 30 seconds recovery, 30 seconds lunge, 30 seconds recovery, 30 seconds 1-legged squats, 30 seconds recovery, 30 second leg levers, 30 seconds recovery. the series will have 3 minutes rest in between. Cool down of 10 minutes with gentle stretches. For week 5 to 8 , Warm up 5 minutes jogging in place, 6 series of 45 seconds Burpees, 45 seconds recovery, 45 seconds skipping, 30 seconds recovery, 45 seconds lunge, 30 seconds recovery, 45 seconds 1-legged squats, 30 seconds recovery, 45 second leg levers, 30 seconds recovery. the series will have 3 minutes rest in between. Cool down of 10 minutes with gentle stretches.

High intensity interval training

Yoga Training OTHER

Yoga 3 times a week for 8 weeks. 30-50 minutes session, 5 minutes breathing, 15-35 minutes yoga poses (Cat-cow, child's pose, downward dog, plank, Cobra), followed by 10 minutes supine meditation.

Yoga Training

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: The study is focused on females with dysmenorrhea.
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Unmarried Females with age 18-25 years
• Normal Menstrual cycles 21-35 days
• Primary Dysmenorrhea diagnosis made on the WaLIDD score
• WaLIDD score of 1- 7 (Mild to moderate dysmenorrhea)

You may not qualify if:

• History of regular exercise (3 times weekly for 30-45 min)
• Motor Disabilities ( ALS, Multiple sclerosis, Muscular dystrophy )
• Autoimmune conditions (RA, Hashimotos Thyroiditis)
• Chronic illnesses that might contraindicate physical exercise (asthma, epilepsy, migraine, anemia, complete heart block, acute congestive heart failure, unstable angina, and uncontrolled severe hypertension)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Railway General Hospital

Rawalpindi, Fedral, 44000, Pakistan

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dysmenorrhea; Pain; Motor Activity

Interventions

High-Intensity Interval Training

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Menstruation Disturbances; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Pelvic Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Physical Conditioning, Human; Exercise; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Sarah Ehsan, PP-DPT

  Riphah International University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

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: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 11, 2021
• First Posted: August 18, 2021
• Study Start: August 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: August 25, 2022
• Study Completion: August 25, 2022
• Last Updated: November 28, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

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