The Effect of Zumba Dance on Primary Dysmenorrhea

NCT ID: NCT03561493

Last Updated: 2018-06-19

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 100 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2018-06-25
• Study Completion Date: 2018-09-30

Brief Summary

the objective of this study is to investigate the effect of practising Zumba exercise in decreasing menstrual pain in young women with primary dysmenorrhea.

Detailed Description

primary dysmenorrhea or painful menstruation without pelvic pathology is one of the most common complaints in women's medicine. The pain begins with the onset of menstrual bleeding and lasts for 72-12 h. Pain is usually in the middle line of the highest severity. Dysmenorrhea pain is often described as cramped and intermittent. Zumba is a dance-based fitness class that originated in Colombia in the 1990s and is now extremely popular worldwide. the aim of this study is to investigate the effect of 8 weeks of regular Zumba exercise on the severity of primary dysmenorrhea.

Conditions

Primary Dysmenorrhea

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

zumba exercise group

Participants will engage in 16 classes of 60-minute Zumba® fitness for two consecutive menstrual cycles (an 8-week period, twice weekly). Each class was one h in length and a recovery period of at least 48 h was taken between classes.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

zumba exercise

Intervention Type: OTHER

Participants will engage in 16 classes of 60-minute Zumba® fitness for two consecutive menstrual cycles (an 8-week period, twice weekly). Each class was one hour in length and a recovery period of at least 48 h was taken between classes. Each session will be initiated with low-intensity movements for the first 5 min, followed by an increasing intensity throughout the workout. At the end of the training session, the intensity will be gradually reduced. The Zumba sessions will be supervised by three certified Zumba instructors, each responsible for regular sessions per week.

non zumba exercise group

The participants in the control group did not receive any intervention.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

zumba exercise

Participants will engage in 16 classes of 60-minute Zumba® fitness for two consecutive menstrual cycles (an 8-week period, twice weekly). Each class was one hour in length and a recovery period of at least 48 h was taken between classes. Each session will be initiated with low-intensity movements for the first 5 min, followed by an increasing intensity throughout the workout. At the end of the training session, the intensity will be gradually reduced. The Zumba sessions will be supervised by three certified Zumba instructors, each responsible for regular sessions per week.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Other Intervention Names

zumba fittness

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• having regular menstrual cycles (30-35 days) and bleeding time of 3-10 days.
• history of primary dysmenorrhea(PD) which had affected daily activities in at least 50% of their cycles through the past 6 months; and pain intensity over 4 cm, based on the 10-cm visual analog scale score.
• having a pain score for PD on the visual analog scale (VAS) of 4-7 cm
• Age: 18-25 years.

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnancy
• known diseases of the genitourinary system (e.g., pelvic inflammatory disease and urinary tract infections) or secondary dysmenorrhea and chronic diseases (heart disease, respiratory, kidney, blood pressure, asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, migraine, thyroid, anemia, nervous disorders).
• Previous Zumba fitness practice.
• irregular menstrual cycles; the use of intra-uterine devices and oral contraceptive pills.
• musculoskeletal injuries and metabolic/cardiorespiratory contraindications to physical exercise

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 25 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Ahmed Samy aly ashour

lecturer in obstetrics and gynecology

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

AHMED SAMY, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Cairo University

Central Contacts

AHMED SAMY, MD

Role: CONTACT

ahmedsamy8233@gmail.com

00201100681167

Other Identifiers

zumba exercise

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id