Kinesiological Taping and Aerobic Exercise in Women With Primary Dysmenorrhea:

NCT ID: NCT04856280

Last Updated: 2021-04-23

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 45 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-11-22
• Study Completion Date: 2020-07-20

Brief Summary

Dysmenorrhea is defined as the pain and discomfort of women during the menstrual period. Kinesiological taping (KT) and aerobic exercise (AE) are effective methods for dysmenorrhea. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of KT and AE on pain, attitude, depression, and quality of life in women with dysmenorrhoea. Forty-five women with dysmenorrhea wıll randomly be divided into three groups as KT group (n=15), AE group (n=15) and control group (n=15). In KT Group, 6 sessions of KT will be applied, starting on the 14th day of the menstrual cycle and 2 times per week for 3 weeks until the end of the cycle. In the AE group, walking and climbing stairs will be given during the menstrual cycle, 3 days a week, 45 minutes. No application will be applied to the control group. All groups will be evaluated with Beck Depression Scale (BDS), Mcgill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ), Menstrual Attitude Scale (MAS), and Short Form- 36 (SF-36) before and after the intervention.

Conditions

Primary Dysmenorrhea; Kinesics; Aerobic Exercise

Study Design

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

Study Groups

The kinesiological taping (KT) group (n=15)

6 sessions of taping was applied to the kinesiological taping group, starting on the 14th day of the menstrual cycle and 2 times a week for 3 weeks until the cycle ended. Using the KT ligament technique, it was applied to the supra pubic region with 100% tension in order to reduce contraction in the uterus

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Kinesiological taping

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

In KT Group, 6 sessions of KT were applied, starting on the 14th day of the menstrual cycle and 2 times a week for 3 weeks until the cycle ended.

The aerobic exercise (AE) group (n=15)

In the AE group, walking and climbing stairs were given during the menstrual cycle, 45 minutes session per day, 3 days a week over 3 weeks. The exercise protocol consists of 5 minute warm up, 35 min AE and 5 minute cool-down exercises. Warm-up and cool-down exercises include an active range of motion (ROM) exercises for upper and lower extremity. Aerobic exercise includes 30 min of moderate walking and climbing stairs. The aerobic exercise was performed in accordance with the definition of moderate-intensity exercise of the World Health Organization; "It was given to the participants that during moderate exercise, the individual should walk with a tempo in a way that he can speak but cannot sing"

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Aerobic exercise

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

In the AE group, walking and climbing stairs were given during the menstrual cycle, 3 days a week, 45 minutes.

The control group (n=15)

No intervention was applied to the control group.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Kinesiological taping

In KT Group, 6 sessions of KT were applied, starting on the 14th day of the menstrual cycle and 2 times a week for 3 weeks until the cycle ended.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Aerobic exercise

In the AE group, walking and climbing stairs were given during the menstrual cycle, 3 days a week, 45 minutes.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Being in the age range of 15-30
• Not being married
• Women with abdominal pain during menstruation 5 and above according to the Visual Analogue Scale.
• Women whose menstrual cycle has started and those whose cycle continues.

Exclusion Criteria

• Endometriosis and adenomyosis
• Myoma
• Endometrial polyp
• Previous pelvic infections
• Intrauterine device use
• Venous congestion in the internal genital organs

• Minimum Eligible Age: 15 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 30 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Istanbul Medipol University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

mbudak

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Miray BUDAK

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Medipol University

Locations

Istanbul Medipol University

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

KinesioExercisePD2021

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id