The Effect of Zumba Dance on Primary Dysmenorrhea

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Primary Dysmenorrhea
• Interventions: Other: zumba exercise

• Registration Number: NCT03561493
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief 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.

Detailed 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.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-05-11
• Status Verified: 2018-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-06-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-06-07
• Study First Posted: 2018-06-19
• Last Update Posted: 2018-06-19
• Study Start: 2018-06-25
• Primary Completion: 2018-09-25
• Study Completion: 2018-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 100

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.

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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

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
zumba exercise group	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 h in length and a recovery period of at least 48 h was taken between classes.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Intensity of pain	duration of menses(5-7 days) 2nd menstrual cycle.	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 first decimal place in centimeters.Higher scores represent higher menstrual pain intensity.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
menstrual pain duration	7 days from 1st day of menstruation).	duration of menstrual pain in days will be measured by using descriptive data that will be obtained from study participants.