The Effect of Zumba Dance on Primary Dysmenorrhea

Primary Dysmenorrhea Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of Zumba Exercise on Menstrual Pain in Women With Primary Dysmenorrhea

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03561493
• Other study ID #: zumba exercise
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 25, 2018
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: June 2018
• Source: Cairo University
• Contact: AHMED SAMY, MD
• Phone: 00201100681167
• Email: ahmedsamy8233[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

the objective of this study is to investigate the effect of practising Zumba exercise in decreasing menstrual pain in young women with primary dysmenorrhea.

Description:

primary dysmenorrhea or painful menstruation without pelvic pathology is one of the most common complaints in women's medicine. The pain begins with the onset of menstrual bleeding and lasts for 72-12 h. Pain is usually in the middle line of the highest severity. Dysmenorrhea pain is often described as cramped and intermittent. Zumba is a dance-based fitness class that originated in Colombia in the 1990s and is now extremely popular worldwide. the aim of this study is to investigate the effect of 8 weeks of regular Zumba exercise on the severity of primary dysmenorrhea.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: September 25, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 25 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• having regular menstrual cycles (30-35 days) and bleeding time of 3-10 days.

• history of primary dysmenorrhea(PD) which had affected daily activities in at least 50% of their cycles through the past 6 months; and pain intensity over 4 cm, based on the 10-cm visual analog scale score.

• having a pain score for PD on the visual analog scale (VAS) of 4-7 cm

• Age: 18-25 years.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy

• known diseases of the genitourinary system (e.g., pelvic inflammatory disease and urinary tract infections) or secondary dysmenorrhea and chronic diseases (heart disease, respiratory, kidney, blood pressure, asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, migraine, thyroid, anemia, nervous disorders).

• Previous Zumba fitness practice.

• irregular menstrual cycles; the use of intra-uterine devices and oral contraceptive pills.

• musculoskeletal injuries and metabolic/cardiorespiratory contraindications to physical exercise

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dysmenorrhea
• Primary Dysmenorrhea

Intervention

Other:
• zumba exercise
Participants will engage in 16 classes of 60-minute Zumba® fitness for two consecutive menstrual cycles (an 8-week period, twice weekly). Each class was one hour in length and a recovery period of at least 48 h was taken between classes. Each session will be initiated with low-intensity movements for the ?rst 5 min, followed by an increasing intensity throughout the workout. At the end of the training session, the intensity will be gradually reduced. The Zumba sessions will be supervised by three certi?ed Zumba instructors, each responsible for regular sessions per week.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cairo University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Intensity of pain	Pain intensity will be measured by using a 10-point visual analog scale(VAS) in which a line was calibrated from 0 to 10 with 0 representing ''no pain at all''and 10 representing ''worst pain possible.'' Participants will indicate their perceived pain levels by pointing to the appropriate value on a 10-cm horizontal ruler. The intensity of pain will be rated to the ?rst decimal place in centimeters.Higher scores represent higher menstrual pain intensity.	duration of menses(5-7 days) 1st menstrual cycle.
Primary	Intensity of pain	Pain intensity will be measured by using a 10-point visual analog scale(VAS) in which a line was calibrated from 0 to 10 with 0 representing ''no pain at all''and 10 representing ''worst pain possible.'' Participants will indicate their perceived pain levels by pointing to the appropriate value on a 10-cm horizontal ruler. The intensity of pain will be rated to the ?rst decimal place in centimeters.Higher scores represent higher menstrual pain intensity.	duration of menses(5-7 days) 2nd menstrual cycle.
Secondary	menstrual pain duration	duration of menstrual pain in days will be measured by using descriptive data that will be obtained from study participants.	7 days from 1st day of menstruation).