Effects of Kegel Exercises and Myokinetic Release of Trigger Points in Primary Dysmenorrhea

NCT06777940 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: Riphah uni
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The rationale of this study is despite the widespread belief that exercise can reduce dysmenorrhea, evidence-based studies are limited. Studies are therefore required to evaluate the association between quality of life and the primary dysmenorrheal females, the functional impact on the quality of life and primary dysmenorrhea females also it's a crucial time for females to focus on their studies and dysmenorrhea can add to the fatigue levels and cause distress in this age group thus the purpose of this study is to determine whether myokinetic active release of trigger points in the rectus abdominis, gluteus medius and quadratus lumborum is a more effective way to reduce dysmenorrhea than kegel exercises

Conditions

Primary Dysmenorrhea

Keywords

trigger points

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• pain is assessed by numerical pain rating scale

  11 point numeric pain rating scale

  at baseline pre intervention, at the end of 8 week post intervention

• FSS scale is used to access fatigue severity

  9 items scale

  at baseline pre intervention, at the end of 8 week post intervention

• SF-36 is used to access quality of life

  8 domains with further items

  at baseline pre intervention, at the end of 8 week post intervention

Study Arms (1)

group A

EXPERIMENTAL

Kegel exercises and Myokinetic active release of trigger points

Other: Kegel exercises

Interventions

Kegel exercises OTHER

It consists of 25 patients who will receive Kegel exercises with Myokinetic active release of trigger points in quadratus lumborum, rectus abdominis and gluteus medius. Patient will be in lying position with empty bladder. Ask patient to tight pelvic floor muscle group and hold tight from 3-5 seconds Then relax muscle group from 3-5 seconds with Myokinetic therapy targeted at releasing muscle of quadratus lumborum, rectus abdominis and gluteus medius release was applied passively by sustained pressure for 8-10 seconds. This protocol consisted of three sets with 2 minutes of rest..Participants will be asked to perform exercise 30 times each session following hold and relax of muscle group for 3-5 seconds

Also known as: myokinetic active release of trigger points, kegel exercise

group A

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 17 Years - 25 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Age 17-25 years Diagnosed cases of dysmenorrhea Subject having trigger point in rectus abdominins, quadratus lumborum and gluteus medius With regular cycles 21-35 days lasting 3-7 days
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Age 17-25 years
• Diagnosed cases of dysmenorrhea
• Subject having trigger point in rectus abdominins, quadratus lumborum and gluteus medius
• With regular cycles 21-35 days lasting 3-7 days

You may not qualify if:

• Oral contraceptives used for menstrual irregularity
• Other gynecological disease like fibroids, endometriosis
• Who take analgesia
• Endometrial polyp, having pelvic infection using IUD, having venous congestion in internal genital organs.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University: lead

Study Sites (2)

Major balqees maternity home

Lahore, Punjab Province, 53201, Pakistan

RECRUITING

Major Balqees Maternity Home Clinic

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

RECRUITING

Related Publications (1)

• 1. Gupta S, Arora M, Yadav PJRJoMS. Comparative Evaluation of Effectiveness of Pelvic Floor Strengthening and Myokinetic Active Release of Trigger Points in Reducing Dysmenorrhea. 2023;13(3) 2. Rani M, Kaushal K, Kaur S. Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Pain and Awareness of Physiotherapy in Primary Dysmenorrhea among Female Students of Adesh University, Bathinda

  BACKGROUND

Study Officials

• Iqra abdul ghafoor, PPDPT

  riphah international univrsity

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

imran NA amjad, phd

CONTACT

03324390125; imran.amjad@riphah.edu.pk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 1, 2025
• First Posted: January 16, 2025
• Study Start: December 23, 2023
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2025
• Study Completion: February 1, 2025
• Last Updated: January 16, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (2)