Effects of Connective Tissue Manipulation Versus Stretching Exercises in Primary Dysmenorrhea

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

22 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-06-15

Study Completion Date

2022-11-15

Brief Summary

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The study will be a randomized clinical trial in which the effect of connective tissue manipulation will be compared with the effect of stretching exercises on pain and severity of symptoms in primary dysmenorrhea. Inclusion criteria will include nulliparous females in the age range of 18-25 years old. Exclusion criteria will be women with irregular menses (\<21 and \>35 days), systemic and gynecological diseases (gastrointestinal, autoimmune, psychiatric diseases, endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory diseases), pregnant women, previous pelvic surgery, traumatic injury. The participants will be allocated to two groups, group A and B. Group A will receive connective tissue manipulation on sacral, lumbar, lower thoracic and anterior pelvic regions with the patient in sitting and supine positions. Group B will receive active stretching exercise regime including forward, backward ad side trunk bending, heel raise, half squatting, knee to chest, hamstring stretching, calf stretching and abdominal contractions.

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Detailed Description

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The study will be a randomized clinical trial in which the effect of connective tissue manipulation will be compared with the effect of stretching exercises on pain and severity of symptoms in primary dysmenorrhea. Inclusion criteria will include nulliparous females in the age range of 18-25 years old. Exclusion criteria will be women with irregular menses (\<21 and \>35 days), systemic and gynecological diseases (gastrointestinal, autoimmune, psychiatric diseases, endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory diseases), pregnant women, previous pelvic surgery, traumatic injury. The participants will be allocated to two groups, group A and B. Group A will receive connective tissue manipulation on sacral, lumbar, lower thoracic and anterior pelvic regions with the patient in sitting and supine positions. Group B will receive active stretching exercise regime including forward, backward ad side trunk bending, heel raise, half squatting, knee to chest, hamstring stretching, calf stretching and abdominal contractions.

All the participants will be informed about the manner of research and will be asked to sign the consent form after they are willing to participate in the study. WaLIDD score and dysmenorrhea severity scoring will be used to determine and assess the dysmenorrhea pain and severity. Treatment sessions will be conducted for 8 weeks, 3 times in a week and each session will be carried out for 20 minutes. At the end of two months, subjects will be assessed for their two menstrual cycles. SPSS 21 will be used for data analysis. After checking normality of data appropriate tests will be applied.

Conditions

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Primary Dysmenorrhea

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Connective tissue manipulation

technique to remove muscle spasticity

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Connective tissue manipulation

Intervention Type OTHER

to remove muscle spasticity

stretching exercise

exercises to remove muscle spasticity

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

stretching exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

to remove muscle spasticity

Interventions

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Connective tissue manipulation

to remove muscle spasticity

Intervention Type OTHER

stretching exercises

to remove muscle spasticity

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Nulliparous women • Age range of 18 to 25 years

Exclusion Criteria

* Women with irregular menses (\<21 days and \>35 days)
* Systemic and gynecological diseases
* Pregnant women
* Women taking contraceptive pills
* Traumatic injuries
* Previous pelvic surgery

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

25 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes