NCT04475874

Stretching Exercises on Symptoms of Primary Dysmenorrhea

Efficacy of Active Stretching Exercises on Symptoms of Primary Dysmenorrhea

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 23 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of active stretching exercises on reducing pain and the quality of life during menstrual cycle in young adult females.

Detailed description

Thirty females with primary dysmenorrhea, aging between 18 to 23 years with BMI of 20-29.9 kg/m2, have a regular menstrual cycle length 28-30 day and cycle bleed from 3 to 7 days, were randomly assigned into three equal groups; two interventions groups (supervised and non-supervised active stretching exercise program) and one control group. The intervention group A practiced a 30 to 45-minute supervised active stretching program three times a week for four weeks, while the other intervention group B practiced non-supervised active stretching home program and the control group C . Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used to measure pain intensity, and Verbal Multidimensional System (VMS) for measuring menstruation characteristics and the effect of pain on quality of life, before (pre) as well as after (post) 4 weeks at the end of the study .

Conditions

• Primary Dysmenorrhea

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	supervised stretching exercises	30 to 45-minute supervised active stretching program by a trained physical therapist, three times a week for four weeks starting with a warmup of 5 minutes on a stationary bicycle, half jumping jacks and torso rotations
OTHER	non-supervised active stretching home program	non supervised 30 to 45-minute supervised active stretching program three times a week for four weeks starting with a warmup of 5 minutes on a stationary bicycle, half jumping jacks and torso rotations

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-02-10
• Primary completion: 2020-01-12
• Completion: 2020-02-12
• First posted: 2020-07-17
• Last updated: 2020-07-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Saudi Arabia