Effect of Lumbar Proprioception Training on Primary Dysmenorrhea

NCT ID: NCT06051435

Last Updated: 2025-04-22

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 30 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-10-01
• Study Completion Date: 2024-06-30

Brief Summary

the aim of this study will be to investigate the effect of lumbar proprioception training on primary dysmenorrhea.

Detailed Description

Although previous studies reported the effect of physiotherapy practices through therapeutic exercises on primary dysmenorrhea as core muscles strengthening, core stability exercises, connective tissue massage and classical massage, relaxation, strengthening, stretching, aerobic exercises, pelvic floor muscle strengthening exercises, yoga and Pilates. None of them have investigated the effect of lumbar proprioception training on primary dysmenorrhea. Therefore, this study will be the first one which aims to investigate the effect of lumbar proprioception training on primary dysmenorrhea. This trial will include 2 groups; group A composed of 20 females that will receive hot packs and pelvic rocking exercises for 4 weeks and group B also composed of 20 females that will receive hot packs and pelvic rocking exercises in addition to lumbar proprioception training for 4 weeks.

Conditions

Primary Dysmenorrhea

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Control group

They will receive hot packs and pelvic rocking exercises for one menstrual cycle.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Hot packs

Intervention Type: OTHER

hot application in the form of hot packs on the lower abdomen and lower back for a total duration of 30 minutes, once per day, during the first two days of menstruation

Pelvic rocking exercise

Intervention Type: OTHER

Pelvic rocking exercise

Lumbar proprioception group

They will receive the same lumbar proprioception training plus hot packs and pelvic rocking exercises for one menstrual cycle.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

lumbar proprioception training

Intervention Type: OTHER

a) Sensorimotor training: Sensorimotor training and reconditioning of proprioceptive senses have recently been found to be helpful in increasing motor performance and coordination, muscle strength, sensorimotor abilities, increasing intermuscular control, and improving one's response to sensory information and muscle tone. Reconditioning of proprioceptive senses and sensorimotor training increases one's muscle adjustment ability, maximizes the sensory input in different parts of the body and aids in improving one's motor adjustment ability (Hwang et al ., 2013).

Position Exercise methods as Hollowing exercise: Participants will be asked to contract the abdominal muscles, raising the center of movement toward the navel in a quadruped position.

Hot packs

Intervention Type: OTHER

hot application in the form of hot packs on the lower abdomen and lower back for a total duration of 30 minutes, once per day, during the first two days of menstruation

Pelvic rocking exercise

Intervention Type: OTHER

Pelvic rocking exercise

Interventions

lumbar proprioception training

a) Sensorimotor training: Sensorimotor training and reconditioning of proprioceptive senses have recently been found to be helpful in increasing motor performance and coordination, muscle strength, sensorimotor abilities, increasing intermuscular control, and improving one's response to sensory information and muscle tone. Reconditioning of proprioceptive senses and sensorimotor training increases one's muscle adjustment ability, maximizes the sensory input in different parts of the body and aids in improving one's motor adjustment ability (Hwang et al ., 2013).

Position Exercise methods as Hollowing exercise: Participants will be asked to contract the abdominal muscles, raising the center of movement toward the navel in a quadruped position.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Hot packs

hot application in the form of hot packs on the lower abdomen and lower back for a total duration of 30 minutes, once per day, during the first two days of menstruation

Intervention Type: OTHER

Pelvic rocking exercise

Pelvic rocking exercise

Intervention Type: OTHER

Other Intervention Names

lumbar proprioception exercises

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• All females will have moderate to severe primary dysmenorrhea (as determined by WaLIDD Scale).
• Their ages will range from 18 to 22 years old.
• All females will be virginal and non-smokers.
• Their BMI will be range from 20-25 kg/m2
• They have regular menstrual cycle with menstrual cycle length of 28-30 days.
• They have persistent primary dysmenorrhea of more than 6 months

Exclusion Criteria

• They shouldn't have musculoskeletal or neurological disorders, chronic LBP or sacroiliac dysfunction, diabetes, pelvic pathology or any gynecological disease.
• They shouldn't experience a stressful event in the last 6 month.
• Attending regular exercise training in the last 6 months.
• Taking medications or vitamin and mineral supplements due to other medical conditions.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 22 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Doaa A. Osman

Assistant professor Physical Therapy for Woman's Health Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Amel Mohamed Yousef, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Professor, Cairo university

Hamada Ahmed Hamada, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Assistant Professor, Cairo university

Locations

Doaa Osman

Giza, , Egypt

Countries

Egypt

Other Identifiers

P.T.REC/012/004410

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id