Kinesiotaping Versus Pilate Exercises

NCT ID: NCT04359381

Last Updated: 2020-04-24

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 60 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-12-24
• Study Completion Date: 2020-03-30

Brief Summary

Sixty girls participated in this study and their main complaints were pain and cramping during menstruation. They were divided randomly into two equal groups.

Detailed Description

Group (A) (30 girls) treated by kinesiotaping during menstruation for 3 successive menstruation. Group (B) (30 girls) treated by pilate exercises, 3 sessions per week for 3 months except the days of menstruation. Visual analogue scale to assess pain intensity, Quality of life enjoyment and satisfaction questionnaire, Menstrual Distress Questionnaire, WALIDD score, Spielberger questionnaire and blood sample analysis to estimate plasma prostaglandin level were applied for each girl in both groups before and after the treatment course.

Conditions

Dysmenorrhea; Exercise

Study Design

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

Study Groups

kinesiotaping

by kinesiotaping during menstruation for 3 successive menstruation

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

kinesiotaping application

Intervention Type: OTHER

kinesiotaping was applied once the menstrual pain begins (one day before menstruation) for periods of 4 to 5 days until the pain disappears and then removed it. Kinesiotaping was used for 3 successive menstruations.

pilate exercises

pilate exercises, 3 sessions per week for 3 months

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Pilate exercises program

Intervention Type: OTHER

Each girl in group (B) was engaged in a supervised pilate exercises program for 30 minutes per session for 3 days/week for 12 weeks except days of menstruation. Participants would be oriented to wear comfortable clothes .

Interventions

kinesiotaping application

kinesiotaping was applied once the menstrual pain begins (one day before menstruation) for periods of 4 to 5 days until the pain disappears and then removed it. Kinesiotaping was used for 3 successive menstruations.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Pilate exercises program

Each girl in group (B) was engaged in a supervised pilate exercises program for 30 minutes per session for 3 days/week for 12 weeks except days of menstruation. Participants would be oriented to wear comfortable clothes .

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Their ages ranged from 14 to 20 years old
• their body mass index (BMI) would be less than 25 Kg/m2
• having primary dysmenorrhoea

Exclusion Criteria

• skin diseases or cardiac diseases
• irregular or infrequent menstrual cycles
• previous abdominal or back operations

• Minimum Eligible Age: 14 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 20 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Amira Hassan Abdelaziz

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Soheir Mahmoud El-Kosery

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Ghada Ebrahim El Refaye

assistant professor Department of Physical Therapy for Women's Health, Faculty of Physical therapy, Cairo University, Egypt

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

ghada eb elrefaye, professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy for Woman's Health, Cairo University

Locations

Ghada Elrefaye

Cairo, , Egypt

Countries

Egypt

Other Identifiers

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Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id