NCT06835036

More Than Just p-Values: MCID for the VAS, MSQ and FEMD in Patients With Primary Dysmenorrhea

More Than Just p-Values: Minimal Clinically Important Difference for the Visual Analog Scale, Menstrual Symptom Questionnaire and Functional and Emotional Measure of Dysmenorrhea in Patients With Primary Dysmenorrhea

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: Artvin Coruh University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID) for the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Menstrual Symptom Questionnaire (MSQ), and Functional and Emotional Measure of Dysmenorrhea (FEMD) in patients with primary dysmenorrhea (PwPD).

Detailed description

100 PwPD will receive functional exercises three times a week for three menstrual cycles. Patients will be assessed on the most painful days of the first (baseline), second, and third menstrual cycles. The receiver operating characteristics (ROC) method and Gamma coefficient analysis will be applied to determine the responsiveness.

Conditions

• Primary Dysmenorrhea
• Pain
• Menstrual Discomfort

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Exercise Treatment	In this study, a functional exercise programme will be performed 3 days a week for 8 weeks in three cycles as previously recommended. This programme consisted of a 5-minute warm-up and a 45-minute exercise phase.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-02-15
• Primary completion: 2025-07-03
• Completion: 2025-07-31
• First posted: 2025-02-19
• Last updated: 2025-09-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)