Effectiveness of breathing exercise in menstrual pain

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Pain, unspecified,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2024/01/061748
• Lead Sponsor: Fathima Samna Nisar

Brief Summary

This study focuses on determining the effectiveness of diaphragmatic breathing exercise on pain level in primary dysmennorhea. Samples will be divided into intervention and control group. The samples in the intervention group will be asked to do diaphragmatic breathing exercise along with moist heat application and control group will be asked to do only moist heat application for 5 days during the beginning of menstrual cycle and will be assessed after 3 months

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2024-01-16
• Study Start: 2024-01-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 58

Inclusion Criteria

Subjects with moderate to severe pain Regular menstrual cycle.

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects who take pain medications Any underlying gynecological, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal or endocrinological conditions.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain will be measured using Numerical Pain Rating Scale	7 points (pre, post and for 5 days after intervention)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain & Disability using Shortform McGill pain questionnaire	at baseline & at completion of the study (3 months)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Yenepoya medical college hospital; 🇮🇳 Kannada, KARNATAKA, India

Yenepoya medical college hospital

🇮🇳Kannada, KARNATAKA, India

Fathima Samna Nisar

Principal investigator

09483040273

fathimashamna1999@gmail.com