Impact of Primary Dysmenorrhea on Academic Performance and Quality of Life Among Medical Students at Sohag University

NCT07350902 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: Soh-Med--25-12-1MD
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 402
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Pain is an unpleasant sensation that negatively affects individual experiencing it, depending on its quality, intensity, location, and duration. One of the causes of pain among females is dysmenorrhea. Dysmenorrhea is defined as pain during menstruation. A significant population of females experience mild, moderate or severe pain during menstruation. Primary dysmenorrhea is defined as dysmenorrhea with the absence of any organic pathology starting 6-12 months after the menarche and frequently continuing till menopause, while secondary dysmenorrhea results from gynecologic problems such as adenomyosis, endometriosis, uterine fibroid and others.

Conditions

Primary Dysmenorrhea

Keywords

Dysmenorrhea; Academic performance

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• The WaLIDD questionnaire

  The WaLIDD questionnaire contains 4 questions : Working ability = 0: never, 1: sometimes, 2: regularly, 3: always; Location = 0: none, 1: 1 location. 2: 2-3 locations, 3: 4 locations; Intensity = 0: never, 1: sometimes, 2: regularly, 3: always; Day of Pain = 0: none, 1: 1-2 days, 2: 3-4 days, 3: more than 5 days So, Each of the four questions is scored from 0 to 3 Total score: The total score ranges from 0 to 12 The interpretation of the WaLIDD questionnaire is as follows: 0 = No Dysmenorrhea 1-4 = Mild Dysmenorrhea 5-7 = Moderate Dysmenorrhea 8-12 = Severe Dysmenorrhea

  December 2027

• "DysmenQoL questionnaire" (dysmenorrhea and quality of life)

  it is represented by 20 statements about the negative effects of dysmenorrhea on quality of life (effects on health and feelings, relationships with family members or friends, couple relationships and professional activity). It consists of twenty statements ,the participants give a score from 1 to 5 for each statement: 1-"Never"; 2-"Few cases"; 3-"Sometimes"; 4-"Most of the time" ; 5-"Every time". We calculate the sum of the scores for each statement and we call it "DysmenQoL score" whose value could vary between 20 and 100. So, high scores indicate low quality of life. The DysmenQoL questionnaire proved to be a reliable and valid method for evaluating the impact of dysmenorrhea on the quality of life.

  December 2027

Interventions

self administered questionnaire OTHER

Data will be collected through Self-Administered will be distributed to the students after informed consent from participants, The questionnaire is divided into five sections: - 1. The first section: Information on socio demographic and lifestyle, The survey consisted of inquiries as (sex, age, , marital status, residence, physical exercise, drinking cofee ….) 2. The second section: Including Information on menstrual history: \- Age at menarche, the regularity of menses, the presence of dysmenorrhea or not……etc. 3. The third section: The WaLIDD questionnaire, namely (Working ability, Location, Intensity, Days of pain) The forth section: The validated dysmenorrhea and AP impact questionnaire in English was used for the survey The last section is named "DysmenQoL questionnaire" (dysmenorrhea and quality of life) . and it is represented by 20 statements about the negative effects of dysmenorrhea on quality of life

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 19 Years - 25 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

A cross-sectional survey will be conducted in three randomly chosen faculties' in Sohag University, The sample will be selected as follow: * 3 medical faculties were selected randomly. \[Faculty of Medicine, and faculty of Nursing\] medical female students are the study population * Students will be selected by stratified random sampling technique. * Students from each grade except the first grade will be selected by using random sampling technique after fulfilling the eligibility criteria.

You may qualify if:

• Undergraduate females from the 3 selected faculties in Sohag University

You may not qualify if:

• Students who will refuse to participate in this study.
• Pregnant females \\ females with amenorrhea.
• Females with gynecological problems as adenomyosis, uterine fibroids and others to exclude secondary dysmenorrhea

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sohag University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Sohag University

Sohag, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dysmenorrhea

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Amira Fayez Shenouda, Ass lecturer

  Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Amira Fayez, Ass.lecturer

CONTACT

01279954256; amerahfayez@med.sohag.edu.eg

Shimaa Harris, lecturer

CONTACT

01098626250; shimaa.hares@med.sohag.edu.eg

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant lecturer at Public Health and Community department at Sohag University

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 21, 2025
• First Posted: January 20, 2026
• Study Start: January 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2027
• Last Updated: January 20, 2026

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)