NCT05909956

Effects of Therapeutic Tapping in Primary Dysmenorrhea

Effects of Therapeutic Tapping on Clinical Symptoms in Students With Primary Dysmenorrhea

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 67 (actual)
• Sponsor: Riphah International University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Dysmenorrhea is more common among women of reproductive age, as it affects their quality of life and limit their daily activities and normal functioning. The estimates of dysmenorrhea from research conducted all around the world varied widely, from 20% to 90%. This study is planned to determine the effects of KT on clinical symptoms, QOL and academic performance of students with Primary dysmenorrhea.

Detailed description

Literature suggested that kinesio tape technique, one of the effective physiotherapy technique, used for Primary dysmenorrhea, to stimulate muscle movements, assist weak muscles (fascia and soft tissue), reduce discomfort and muscle cramps, facilitate proprioceptive input, boost lymph and blood flow, and relieve pain. This will be a randomized controlled trial, with three groups. Participants in the experimental group will receive therapeutic tape on the sacral and suprapubic regions with the Star shape and ligament with general physical therapy session. Sham group (ST) group will receive sham taping with general physical therapy session. Participants in Control group (CG) will receive only general physical therapy session. All groups will be assessed at baseline, at 8th week and 12th week for clinical symptoms, QOL and academic performance.

Conditions

• Primary Dysmenorrhea

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	KinesioTape	The kinesio tape technique, one of the physiotherapy techniques, is an elastic thin band, water-resistant, air-permeable framework to stimulate muscle movements, assist weak muscles (fascia and soft tissue), reduce discomfort and muscle cramps, facilitate proprioceptive input, boost lymph and blood flow, and relieve pain. Participants in the KT group will receive therapeutic tape on the sacral and suprapubic regions with the Star shape and ligament technique (From initial 4 h to 72 h of the menstruation cycle)
OTHER	Sham Tape	This group will receive KT tapping without stretch on the sacral and suprapubic region.
OTHER	General Physio session	General physical therapy session including Hot pack (3-5min) and General body stretching(stretching of neck \& upper trapezius, arm \& shoulder girdle, triceps brachii, teres major \& minor, quadriceps muscle iliopsoas muscle, adductors muscle, hamstrings muscle) 30-45 sec each, for 7-10 min, (0-4 week) ,45-60sec each, for 10-15 min(4-8week), 15-20 min(8-12week) will be repeated 2 times/day.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-06-07
• Primary completion: 2023-12-30
• Completion: 2023-12-31
• First posted: 2023-06-18
• Last updated: 2024-01-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan