Effect of Pilates Exercises and TENS Acupuncture in Primary Dysmenorrhea Among Female Students At KAU

NCT ID: NCT06808529

Last Updated: 2025-02-05

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

EARLY_PHASE1

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-01-30

Study Completion Date

2024-09-30

Brief Summary

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This study was done to determine the effect of Pilates exercises and TENS acupuncture in primary dysmenorrhea among female students at King Abdulaziz University (KAU).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Dysmenorrhea Primary

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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Study group

Pilates exercises and TENS Acupuncture

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Pilates exercises and TENS Acupuncture

Intervention Type DEVICE

All performed Pilates exercises for 24 session, 3 sessions per week for (2 consecutive menstrual cycle), each session lasted for 30 minutes in addition to application of TENS acupuncture therapy for 30 minutes, 3 sessions in the first 3 days for (2 consecutive menstrual cycle).

Control group

Conservative treatment

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ibuprofen 400 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

All took capsules of ibuprofen(400-milligram) and instructed to take them once every eight hours for three days, one day before the start of their menstrual cycle and on the first two days of menstruation for (2 consecutive menstrual cycle).

Interventions

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Pilates exercises and TENS Acupuncture

All performed Pilates exercises for 24 session, 3 sessions per week for (2 consecutive menstrual cycle), each session lasted for 30 minutes in addition to application of TENS acupuncture therapy for 30 minutes, 3 sessions in the first 3 days for (2 consecutive menstrual cycle).

Intervention Type DEVICE

ibuprofen 400 mg

All took capsules of ibuprofen(400-milligram) and instructed to take them once every eight hours for three days, one day before the start of their menstrual cycle and on the first two days of menstruation for (2 consecutive menstrual cycle).

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Participants suffering from primary dysmenorrhea.
* Their age ranged between 18-24 years
* Their BMI less than 30 kg/m2.

Exclusion Criteria

* Gynecological disorders (secondary dysmenorrhea)
* Married females,
* Low back pain due to any other pathology
* Chronic diseases (diabetes, high blood pressure)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

24 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Engy Mohamed Elnahas

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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king Abdulaziz university

Jeddah, , Saudi Arabia

Site Status

Countries

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Saudi Arabia

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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FMRS-EC2024-030

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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