Effectiveness of ST With TENS and Stretching Exercises on Menstrual Pain and QOL With Dysmenorrhea. RCT

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Dysmenorrhea

• Registration Number: NCT07036913
• Lead Sponsor: Superior University

Brief Summary

Effectiveness of somatocognitive therapy with TENS and stretching exercises on menstrual pain and quality of life with dysmenorrhea.A randomized controlled trial The objective of this study is to find weather which therapy; somatocognitive therapy along with TENS or stretching exercises is more effective and what are their effects on quality of life in females with dysmonarrhea.

Detailed Description

The Study spans the population into two groups. For first group we will give somatocognitive therapy (drawing and music) along with TENS and in second group we will give stretching exercises. In both groups the hotpack will be the common treatment.

The nature of this study will be randomized controlled trial . We will use simple random sampling technique in this study.

For outcomes measurements we will use numerical rating scale and menustral distress questionere .

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2025-03-04
• Status Verified: 2025-06
• Primary Completion: 2025-06-01
• Study First Submitted: 2025-06-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-06-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-06-17
• Study First Posted: 2025-06-25
• Last Update Posted: 2025-06-25
• Study Completion: 2025-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• Females who are facing menustral pain during their every menses.
• Females who are facing dysmonarrhea from the at least last three months.
• Females who are willing to take part in the research.

Exclusion Criteria

• Females with some hormonal problem.
• Females with irregular menustral cycle.
• Females who face menustral pain during some of their menses
• Pregnant females
• Females with recent abdominal/pelvic surgery.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Numerical rating scale	6 Month	A pain screening tool, commonly use to assess pain severity at that moment in time using a 0-10 scale, with 0 meaning "no pain" and 10 meaning "the worst pain".
Menstrual distress questionnaire	6 Months	The MSQ is a 24-46 item self-report measure which assesses menstrual pain and symptoms .The score on each item ranges from 1 (never) to 5 (always) with a higher composite score indicating more symptoms.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Lahore City; 🇵🇰 Lahore, Pakistan