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Administrative data

NCT number NCT04687722
Other study ID # Rec/00835 Iqra Imtiaz
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date February 1, 2021
Est. completion date May 30, 2021

Study information

Verified date June 2021
Source Riphah International University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Now a days Aerobic Exercise programs has been widely used as non-pharmacological means of treating pain disorders. This study intends to determine the effects of high intensity aerobic training on pain intensity, dysmenorrhea symptoms and quality of life of young girls having primary dysmenorrhea.


Description:

This study is a Randomized Control Trial, which will be conducted in Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University (Department of Rehabilitation Sciences). the calculated Sample size is 24 individuals using Epitool with 95% Confidence Interval (CI) and power 80%. Individual will be screened out according to inclusion criteria. Individuals will be allocated randomly into two groups, 12 in High Intensity Aerobic training group and 12 in Low Intensity Aerobic Training group by sealed envelope method. High Intensity Aerobic Training will be use in experimental group. Low Intensity Aerobic Training will be used in Control group. Assessment will be done on baseline day 1 prior to the intervention and after 8 weeks of training.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 40
Est. completion date May 30, 2021
Est. primary completion date April 30, 2021
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender Female
Age group 18 Years to 25 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Unmarried female students. - Moderate to severe dysmenorrhea during the last three periods according to the Numeric Pain Rating Scale. Exclusion Criteria: - Presence of known chronic disease (heart disease, kidney, respiratory, asthma, diabetes, nervous disorders, blood pressure), limitation on sports/physical activities due to special medical problems. - Presence of any disease of reproductive system. - Irregular monthly cycle. - Use of any particular medications affecting dysmenorrhea before or during the study.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
High Intensity Aerobic Training.
Participants will perform 2-5 minutes of low to moderate intensity warm up exercises and then 20 minutes of high intensity aerobic training at 80-90% of heart rate maximum increased gradually on treadmill and elliptical trainer and then 2-5 minutes of low to moderate intensity cool down exercises.
Low intensity Aerobic Training
Participants will perform 2-5 minutes of low to moderate intensity warm up exercises and then 20 minutes of low intensity aerobic training at 40-60% of heart rate maximum increased gradually on elliptical trainer and jogging and then 2-5 minutes of low to moderate intensity cool down exercises.

Locations

Country Name City State
Pakistan Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University (Department of Rehabilitation Sciences). Islamabad Fedral

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Riphah International University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

References & Publications (5)

Dehnavi ZM, Jafarnejad F, Kamali Z. The Effect of aerobic exercise on primary dysmenorrhea: A clinical trial study. J Educ Health Promot. 2018 Jan 10;7:3. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_79_17. eCollection 2018. — View Citation

Kannan P, Claydon LS, Miller D, Chapple CM. Vigorous exercises in the management of primary dysmenorrhea: a feasibility study. Disabil Rehabil. 2015;37(15):1334-9. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2014.962108. Epub 2014 Sep 22. — View Citation

Ortiz MI, Cortés-Márquez SK, Romero-Quezada LC, Murguía-Cánovas G, Jaramillo-Díaz AP. Effect of a physiotherapy program in women with primary dysmenorrhea. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2015 Nov;194:24-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2015.08.008. Epub 2015 Aug 17. — View Citation

Proctor M, Farquhar C. Diagnosis and management of dysmenorrhoea. BMJ. 2006 May 13;332(7550):1134-8. Review. — View Citation

Vaziri F, Hoseini A, Kamali F, Abdali K, Hadianfard M, Sayadi M. Comparing the effects of aerobic and stretching exercises on the intensity of primary dysmenorrhea in the students of universities of bushehr. J Family Reprod Health. 2015 Mar;9(1):23-8. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) will be used for measuring pain intensity of all participants by single examiner. Patient verbally select value between (0-10) on the basis of intensity of pain. (0) means No pain and (10) means maximum pain experienced at baseline. Baseline
Primary Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) will be used for measuring pain intensity of all participants by single examiner. Patient verbally select value between (0-10) on the basis of intensity of pain. (0) means No pain and (10) means maximum pain experienced at baseline. Post 8 weeks
Primary Menstrual Symptom Questionnaire Menstrual Symptom Questionnaire will be used for measuring the severity of dysmenorrhea symptoms. It consisted of 25 items questions, participants are asked to indicate degree of their symptoms experience. Baseline
Primary Menstrual Symptom Questionnaire Menstrual Symptom Questionnaire will be used for measuring the severity of dysmenorrhea symptoms. It consisted of 25 items questions, participants are asked to indicate degree of their symptoms experience. Post 8 weeks
Secondary SF-36 questionnaire SF-36 questionnaire will be used for assessing the quality of life of all participants. Baseline
Secondary SF-36 questionnaire SF-36 questionnaire will be used for assessing the quality of life of all participants. Post 8 weeks
Secondary Serum Progesteron level Blood samples will be taken to measure Serum Progesteron level Baseline
Secondary Serum Progesteron level Blood samples will be taken to measure Serum Progesteron level Post 8 weeks
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