The Effects of Kinesio Taping in Women With Primary Dysmenorrhea

Primary Dysmenorrhea Clinical Trial

Official title:

Assistant Professor, Physioterapist, PhD

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03915145
• Other study ID #: 442-15
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 10, 2019
• Est. completion date: September 2019

Study information

• Verified date: April 2019
• Source: Ataturk Training and Research Hospital
• Contact: Seyda TOPRAK CELENAY
• Phone: +90-534-041-3986
• Email: sydtoprak[@]hotmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of kinesio taping in women with primary dysmenorrhea.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: September 2019
• Est. primary completion date: June 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 to 35 years of age,

• having Primary Dysmenorrhea

• being volunteer women

Exclusion Criteria:

• having give birth,

• having a serious psychiatric disorder

• having used oral contraceptive or depression drug in the last 6 month

• having secondary dysmenorrhea

• having irregular menstrual cycle

• having allergy to taping

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dysmenorrhea
• Primary Dysmenorrhea

Intervention

Other:
• Kinesio tape application
Kinesio tape application will be performed.Taping is carried out from the estimated day of ovulation (cycle length in days minus 14) until the next menstrual period begins
• Sham Kinesio tape application
Sham kinesio tape application will be performed. Sham taping is carried out from the estimated day of ovulation (cycle length in days minus 14) until the next menstrual period begins
• No intervention
The natural process will be followed from the estimated day of ovulation (cycle length in days minus 14) until the next menstrual period begins

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University	Ankara

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Ataturk Training and Research Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The severity of menstrual pain assessed with Visual Analog Scale	A 10-cm Visual Analog Scale anchored from zero (no pain at all) to 10 (the worst pain I have ever felt) was used to determine the severity of each subject's menstrual pain.	An average of 2 weeks
Secondary	The complaints related to menstruation will be evaluated by a form prepared by the researchers	The form assessing the complaints related to menstruation will be evaluated existing complaints affect the patient and expressed as, no, little, mederate, very.	An average of 2 weeks
Secondary	The level of anxiety will be evaluated with The Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory	The Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory is a 40-item self-report inventory designed to measure both state anxiety section (current feelings of apprehension, worry, etc.) and trait anxiety section (continuous feelings of apprehension, worry, etc.). Each section is scored on four levels of anxiety intensity from 1="not at all" to 4="very much" and with a sum score between 20 and 80. A higher total score indicates more severe anxiety level.	An average of 2 weeks