Effectiveness of ST With TENS and Stretching Exercises on Menstrual Pain and QOL With Dysmenorrhea. RCT

NCT ID: NCT07036913

Last Updated: 2025-06-25

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 40 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-03-04
• Study Completion Date: 2025-09-30

Brief Summary

Effectiveness of somatocognitive therapy with TENS and stretching exercises on menstrual pain and quality of life with dysmenorrhea.A randomized controlled trial The objective of this study is to find weather which therapy; somatocognitive therapy along with TENS or stretching exercises is more effective and what are their effects on quality of life in females with dysmonarrhea.

Detailed Description

The Study spans the population into two groups. For first group we will give somatocognitive therapy (drawing and music) along with TENS and in second group we will give stretching exercises. In both groups the hotpack will be the common treatment.

The nature of this study will be randomized controlled trial . We will use simple random sampling technique in this study.

For outcomes measurements we will use numerical rating scale and menustral distress questionere .

Conditions

Dysmenorrhea

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

somatocognitive therapy

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

somatocognitive therapy

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

In somatocognitive therapy which includes drawing( three days prior to menustration in first two months and the first day of menustration in third month) and music(in the first 12 hours of menustration)along with TENS(thirty minutes on abdominal region, upon the onset of dysmonarrhea).

Stretching exercises

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Stretching exercises

Intervention Type: COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Stretching exercises of abdominal, lumbar or pelvic region will be performed as a treatment. Frequency:15 minutes;three times per week.

Interventions

somatocognitive therapy

In somatocognitive therapy which includes drawing( three days prior to menustration in first two months and the first day of menustration in third month) and music(in the first 12 hours of menustration)along with TENS(thirty minutes on abdominal region, upon the onset of dysmonarrhea).

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Stretching exercises

Stretching exercises of abdominal, lumbar or pelvic region will be performed as a treatment. Frequency:15 minutes;three times per week.

Intervention Type: COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Females who are facing menustral pain during their every menses.
• Females who are facing dysmonarrhea from the at least last three months.
• Females who are willing to take part in the research.

Exclusion Criteria

• Females with some hormonal problem.
• Females with irregular menustral cycle.
• Females who face menustral pain during some of their menses
• Pregnant females
• Females with recent abdominal/pelvic surgery.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 13 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 45 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Superior University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Muhammad Naveed Babur

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Lahore City

Lahore, , Pakistan

Countries

Pakistan

Other Identifiers

DPT/Batch-Fall20/1002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id