Stretching Exercises on Symptoms of Primary Dysmenorrhea

NCT ID: NCT04475874

Last Updated: 2020-07-17

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 30 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-02-10
• Study Completion Date: 2020-02-12

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of active stretching exercises on reducing pain and the quality of life during menstrual cycle in young adult females.

Detailed Description

Thirty females with primary dysmenorrhea, aging between 18 to 23 years with BMI of 20-29.9 kg/m2, have a regular menstrual cycle length 28-30 day and cycle bleed from 3 to 7 days, were randomly assigned into three equal groups; two interventions groups (supervised and non-supervised active stretching exercise program) and one control group. The intervention group A practiced a 30 to 45-minute supervised active stretching program three times a week for four weeks, while the other intervention group B practiced non-supervised active stretching home program and the control group C . Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used to measure pain intensity, and Verbal Multidimensional System (VMS) for measuring menstruation characteristics and the effect of pain on quality of life, before (pre) as well as after (post) 4 weeks at the end of the study .

Conditions

Primary Dysmenorrhea

Study Design

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

Study Groups

supervised stretching exercises :group A

The intervention group A practiced a 30 to 45-minute supervised active stretching program three times a week for four weeks

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

supervised stretching exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

30 to 45-minute supervised active stretching program by a trained physical therapist, three times a week for four weeks starting with a warmup of 5 minutes on a stationary bicycle, half jumping jacks and torso rotations

non-supervised active stretching home program: group B

practiced non-supervised active stretching home program

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

non-supervised active stretching home program

Intervention Type: OTHER

non supervised 30 to 45-minute supervised active stretching program three times a week for four weeks starting with a warmup of 5 minutes on a stationary bicycle, half jumping jacks and torso rotations

Standard of care: group c

control group

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

supervised stretching exercises

30 to 45-minute supervised active stretching program by a trained physical therapist, three times a week for four weeks starting with a warmup of 5 minutes on a stationary bicycle, half jumping jacks and torso rotations

Intervention Type: OTHER

non-supervised active stretching home program

non supervised 30 to 45-minute supervised active stretching program three times a week for four weeks starting with a warmup of 5 minutes on a stationary bicycle, half jumping jacks and torso rotations

Intervention Type: OTHER

Other Intervention Names

home program stretching exercises; home program of stretching exercises

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• BMI of 20-29.9 kg/m2,
• regular menstrual cycle
• length 28-30 day
• cycle bleed from 3 to 7 days,

Exclusion Criteria

• contraindication to stretching exercise
• taking any hormonal medications:
• smoker

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 23 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

ZIZI MOHAMMED IBRAHIM ALI

ASSOCIATE PROF

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Zizi Mohammed Ibrahim Ali

Riyadh, Nnjkjk, Saudi Arabia

Countries

Saudi Arabia

Other Identifiers

DPTPNU

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id