NCT06808529

Effect of Pilates Exercises and TENS Acupuncture in Primary Dysmenorrhea Among Female Students At KAU

A Study on the Effectiveness of Pilates and TENS Acupuncture in Treating Primary Dysmenorrhea in Female Students At King Aboulaziz University (KAU)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: EARLY_Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 24 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study was done to determine the effect of Pilates exercises and TENS acupuncture in primary dysmenorrhea among female students at King Abdulaziz University (KAU).

Conditions

• Dysmenorrhea Primary

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Pilates exercises and TENS Acupuncture	All performed Pilates exercises for 24 session, 3 sessions per week for (2 consecutive menstrual cycle), each session lasted for 30 minutes in addition to application of TENS acupuncture therapy for 30 minutes, 3 sessions in the first 3 days for (2 consecutive menstrual cycle).
DRUG	ibuprofen 400 mg	All took capsules of ibuprofen(400-milligram) and instructed to take them once every eight hours for three days, one day before the start of their menstrual cycle and on the first two days of menstruation for (2 consecutive menstrual cycle).

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-01-30
• Primary completion: 2024-05-30
• Completion: 2024-09-30
• First posted: 2025-02-05
• Last updated: 2025-02-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Saudi Arabia