Effects of Effleurage Abdominal Massage on Pain and Quality of Life in Primary Dysmenorrhea Among Students in Lahore

NCT ID: NCT06057649

Last Updated: 2025-01-22

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 52 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-04-08
• Study Completion Date: 2024-11-01

Brief Summary

To find out the answer of the study question that effleurage abdominal massage has any effect on pain and quality of life in primary dysmenorrhea among university students or nota study will be conducted with an objective to evaluate the effects of effleurage abdominal massage on pain and quality of life in primary dysmenorrhea among university students

Detailed Description

Primary dysmenorrhea, the commonly occurring gynecological issue faced by young girls. It severely affects quality of female life. It leads to fatigue, psychological issues, lack of interest in selfcare and daily activities that results in absenteeism at work and educational institutes. It also badly affects academic performance and extra-curricular activities. Different pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions are being used for reducing its negative effects, such as effleurage abdominal massage intend to decrease the problems faced by students as a result of this frightening issue. Here the question arises for health professionals that effleurage abdominal massage has any effect on pain and quality of life in primary dysmenorrhea among university students or not? To find out the answer of this question a study will be conducted with an objective to evaluate the effects of effleurage abdominal massage on pain and quality of life in primary dysmenorrhea among university students. This study holds considerable implications in addressing potential adverse effects associated with pharmacological analgesic agents, thereby mitigating pain, lack of interest in work and enhancing functional capacity, hence improving quality of life. Moreover, it is anticipated to contribute to the reduction of healthcare costs.

Conditions

Primary Dysmenorrhea

Study Design

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

Study Groups

control

participants of control group will receive no intervention. they will be instructed to continue with their routine practices

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

experimental

Participants of experimental group will perform effleurage abdominal massage

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Effleurage Abdominal Massage

Intervention Type: OTHER

perform the effleurage massage by following these steps: Lie in supine position with knee slightly flexed. Start from the right lower quadrant, using gentle pressure, rub in tiny clockwise circular motions using any non-analgesic cream, towards right rib cage then towards upper left side, moving down the left side to hip bone. Keep up the circular massage while moving inward, toward your belly button for three minutes. After three minutes, use a little more pressure, continuing the circular movements for 10 minutes. Massage for 10 minutes a day for two months during the first 3 days of the menstrual cycle.

Interventions

Effleurage Abdominal Massage

perform the effleurage massage by following these steps: Lie in supine position with knee slightly flexed. Start from the right lower quadrant, using gentle pressure, rub in tiny clockwise circular motions using any non-analgesic cream, towards right rib cage then towards upper left side, moving down the left side to hip bone. Keep up the circular massage while moving inward, toward your belly button for three minutes. After three minutes, use a little more pressure, continuing the circular movements for 10 minutes. Massage for 10 minutes a day for two months during the first 3 days of the menstrual cycle.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Unmarried female university students from Lahore
• Aged between 18-25 years
• Diagnosed patients by gynecologist with primary dysmenorrhea for three previous consecutive cycles.
• Regular menstrual cycles ranging 21-35 days lasting for 3-7 days.
• Having pain score of 6 or more than 6 on Numeric Pain Rating Scale

Exclusion Criteria

• Presence of any known abdominal or pelvic disease.
• Obstructive vaginal or uterine congenital anomalies.
• Presence of known or suspected secondary dysmenorrhea.
• History of major abdominal or pelvic surgery in the previous three months.
• History of hormonal therapy in the last six months.
• History of using analgesics during menstruation.
• History of having any medical disease i.e. cardiac and renal disease.
• Participants doing regular exercise.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 25 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University of Health Sciences Lahore

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Aqeela Sarwar

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Aqeela Sarwar, MS Nursing

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

PG Nursing

Locations

College of Nursing AIMC

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Countries

Pakistan

Other Identifiers

ION UHS

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id