Effectiveness of ST With TENS and Stretching Exercises on Menstrual Pain and QOL With Dysmenorrhea. RCT

NCT07036913 | Active Not Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: DPT/Batch-Fall20/1002
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Effectiveness of somatocognitive therapy with TENS and stretching exercises on menstrual pain and quality of life with dysmenorrhea.A randomized controlled trial The objective of this study is to find weather which therapy; somatocognitive therapy along with TENS or stretching exercises is more effective and what are their effects on quality of life in females with dysmonarrhea.

Conditions

Dysmenorrhea

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Numerical rating scale

  A pain screening tool, commonly use to assess pain severity at that moment in time using a 0-10 scale, with 0 meaning "no pain" and 10 meaning "the worst pain".

  6 Month

• Menstrual distress questionnaire

  The MSQ is a 24-46 item self-report measure which assesses menstrual pain and symptoms .The score on each item ranges from 1 (never) to 5 (always) with a higher composite score indicating more symptoms.

  6 Months

Study Arms (2)

somatocognitive therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

Diagnostic Test: somatocognitive therapy

Stretching exercises

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Combination Product: Stretching exercises

Interventions

somatocognitive therapy DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

In somatocognitive therapy which includes drawing( three days prior to menustration in first two months and the first day of menustration in third month) and music(in the first 12 hours of menustration)along with TENS(thirty minutes on abdominal region, upon the onset of dysmonarrhea).

somatocognitive therapy

Stretching exercises COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Stretching exercises of abdominal, lumbar or pelvic region will be performed as a treatment. Frequency:15 minutes;three times per week.

Stretching exercises

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Females who are facing menustral pain during their every menses.
• Females who are facing dysmonarrhea from the at least last three months.
• Females who are willing to take part in the research.

You may not qualify if:

• Females with some hormonal problem.
• Females with irregular menustral cycle.
• Females who face menustral pain during some of their menses
• Pregnant females
• Females with recent abdominal/pelvic surgery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Superior University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Lahore City

Lahore, Pakistan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dysmenorrhea

Interventions

Muscle Stretching Exercises

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Exercise Therapy; Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Exercise; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 17, 2025
• First Posted: June 25, 2025
• Study Start: March 4, 2025
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2025
• Study Completion: September 30, 2025
• Last Updated: June 25, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)