NCT04235595

Comparison of the Effects of TENS and CTM on Primary Dysmenorrhea

Comparison of the Effects of High-frequency TENS and Connective Tissue Manipulation on the Primary Dysmenorrhea

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Izmir Bakircay University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

this study was to compare the early and short-term effects of high-frequency transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) versus connective tissue manipulation (CTM) in participants with primary dysmenorrhea. Half of the participants received CTM, while the other half received TENS.

Detailed description

CTM and TENS each relieve dysmenorrhea pain, but they do so by different. The electrotherapy modality that is most commonly used in the treatment of dysmenorrhea is TENS. It has been reported in studies that high-frequency TENS is more effective in reducing pain than either low-frequency TENS or placebo TENS. A scan of the literature reveals that although there are differing opinions and applications related to the number and duration of CTM, it has been shown that women with primary dysmenorrhea experience reduced pain after CTM,

Conditions

• Primary Dysmenorrhea

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Connective Tissue Manipulation	The application was delivered with the participant in a sitting position, with the entire back and sacral regions left exposed. The treatment was administered to the sacral, lower thoracic and pelvic regions.
OTHER	Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation	TENS was administered with the participant lying face down with a flat cushion underneath the abdomen. TENS was administered via 2 channels of electrodes placed with the sacral region in the middle. The intensity of the current was increased until the participant felt it.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-09-01
• Primary completion: 2016-03-15
• Completion: 2016-08-30
• First posted: 2020-01-22
• Last updated: 2020-01-22