NCT04359381

Kinesiotaping Versus Pilate Exercises

Kinesiotaping Versus Pilate Exercises on Primary Dysmenorrhea

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 14 Years – 20 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Sixty girls participated in this study and their main complaints were pain and cramping during menstruation. They were divided randomly into two equal groups.

Detailed description

Group (A) (30 girls) treated by kinesiotaping during menstruation for 3 successive menstruation. Group (B) (30 girls) treated by pilate exercises, 3 sessions per week for 3 months except the days of menstruation. Visual analogue scale to assess pain intensity, Quality of life enjoyment and satisfaction questionnaire, Menstrual Distress Questionnaire, WALIDD score, Spielberger questionnaire and blood sample analysis to estimate plasma prostaglandin level were applied for each girl in both groups before and after the treatment course.

Conditions

• Dysmenorrhea
• Exercise

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	kinesiotaping application	kinesiotaping was applied once the menstrual pain begins (one day before menstruation) for periods of 4 to 5 days until the pain disappears and then removed it. Kinesiotaping was used for 3 successive menstruations.
OTHER	Pilate exercises program	Each girl in group (B) was engaged in a supervised pilate exercises program for 30 minutes per session for 3 days/week for 12 weeks except days of menstruation. Participants would be oriented to wear comfortable clothes .

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-12-24
• Primary completion: 2020-03-30
• Completion: 2020-03-30
• First posted: 2020-04-24
• Last updated: 2020-04-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt