Effect of Aquatic Exercise Versus Aerobic Exercise on Primary Dysmenorrhea and Quality of Life in Adolescent Females

NCT06129708 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: P.T.REC/012/004770
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study was conducted to determine the difference between impact of aerobic and aquatic exercise on primary dysmenorrhea and quality of life in adolescent girls.

Conditions

Dysmenorrhea Primary

Keywords

Primary Dysmenorrhea; Adolescent Females; Aquatic Exercise; Aerobic Exercise; Pressure Pain Threshold; Quality of Life

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Assessment of dysmenorrhea severity

  It was assessed for each participant in the two groups (A \& B) before and after 12 weeks of treatment at the first day of menstruation, using WaLIDD scale, which has high sensitivity and high specificity.

  12 weeks

• Measurement of pain intensity

  It was measured for each participant in both groups (A \& B) before and after 12 weeks of treatment at the first day of menstruation, using the Arabic version of numeric pain rating scale. The respondents were required to select a number (0-10 integers) that best reflected the intensity of her pain. In the numeric pain rating scale, 0 represented no pain, 1-3 indicated mild pain, 4-6 indicated moderate pain, while 7-10 indicated severe pain.

  12 weeks

• Assessment of pressure pain threshold (PPT)

  The PPT was measured for each participant in both groups (A \& B) before and after 12 weeks of treatment at the first day of menstruation, using a pressure algometry.

  12 weeks

• Assessment of health related quality of life

  The health related quality of life of all participants in both groups (A \& B) was evaluated before and after the end of treatment program, using the Arabic version of EQ-5D-3L questionnaire.

  12 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Group (A) Aquatic Exercise Group

EXPERIMENTAL

They participated in an aqua aerobic exercise program, 3 days per week, for 8 weeks

Other: Aquatic Exercise

Group (B) Aerobic Exercise Group

EXPERIMENTAL

They participated in an aerobic exercise program on a treadmill, 3 days per week, for 8 weeks.

Other: Aerobic Exercise

Interventions

Aquatic Exercise OTHER

The aquatic exercises included 5 minutes of warming up in form of walking and running in water, 20 minutes of aerobic and strengthening exercises of pelvis, abdominal and thigh muscles (Double-leg Squat, lunge, knee flexion and extension, hip flexion and

Group (A) Aquatic Exercise Group

Aerobic Exercise OTHER

The exercise protocol consists of 5 minute warm up, 35 min aerobic exercise and 5 minute cool-down. Exercises high-intensity treadmill-based treatment for primary dysmenorrhea for three days a week ,The Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) Scale from 6 ('no exertion at all') to 20 ('maximal exertion') was used to regulate the exercise intensity on the treadmill. Participants were encouraged to increase the speed of the treadmill until they perceived their RPE to be between 14 and 16. or at a perceived exertion of 11.0 (Borg scale) for the first five minutes (warm-up period), followed by aerobic exercise at 70-85% of maximum heart rate (MHR) (16.0-18.0 Borg scale) for 30 minutes. At the end of the exercise session, women completed a 5-minute cool-down (11.0 Borg scale).

Group (B) Aerobic Exercise Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years - 20 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Healthy, nonsmoking, virginal girls having moderate to severe primary dysmenorrhea (score on pain rating scale \> 3).
• Their ages ranged from 14 to 20 years
• Their body mass index (BMI) ranged from 18 to 25 kg/m2.
• They haven't practice any sports at least one year

You may not qualify if:

• Any musculoskeletal disorder.
• Cardio-respiratory disease.
• Diabetes, hypertension, or anemia.
• Adolescent girls who have utilized hormonal treatment in the six months prior to study commencement.
• currently undergoing pharmacological therapy for menstrual pain management

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Cairo University

Giza, Egypt

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Abdelrahman AY, El-Kosery SM, Abbassy AH, Botla AM. Effect of aquatic exercise versus aerobic exercise on primary dysmenorrhea and quality of life in adolescent females: A randomized controlled trial. Physiother Res Int. 2024 Jul;29(3):e2095. doi: 10.1002/pri.2095.

  PMID: 38767193 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Aquatic Therapy; Exercise

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Hydrotherapy; Physical Therapy Modalities; Therapeutics; Rehabilitation; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Sohier M. Elkosery, Prof.

  Department of Physical Therapy for Woman's Health, Faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Physical Therapist at Shubra General Hospital, PhD student at Department of Physical Therapy for Women's Health, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 8, 2023
• First Posted: November 13, 2023
• Study Start: October 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2023
• Study Completion: October 1, 2023
• Last Updated: November 13, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-11

Locations

EG (1)