The Effect of Abdominal Massage and Exercise on Primary Dysmenorrhea in University Students: A Randomised Controlled Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 22
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- The primer outcome of the study was to investigate the effects of abdominal massage and exercise on the level of pain
研究概览
简要总结
The study will planing to determine the advantages of abdominal massage and exercise on primary dysmenorrhea in university students, and to evaluate whether one of these applications is superior to the other.
详细描述
The students included in the study will be randomly separated into 3 groups using a computer-based randomisation plan (www.randomization.com).
Those included in the massage group will be instructed to massage the abdomen for 10 mins a day on the first 3 days of the menstrual cycle. The massage is to be applied as effleurage (light touch) clockwise over the abdomen from over the abdominal wall to the intestinal area.
The students in the exercise group will be instructed to perform stretching exercises including the pelvic and lumbar regions 3 times a day for the first 3 days of the menstrual cycle.
The control group will perform no exercise or massage. The applications will be demonstrated to the participants by a physiotherapist. Throughout the study period, the students will be followed up to ensure that the applications are being made. Follow-up of the applications of abdominal massage and stretching exercises applied by there searcher physiotherapist according to the study plan will be conducted by the researchers.
The participants will be informed how to apply the massage and perform the exercises and that these applications will cause no side-effects. They will also be informed that participation in the study is voluntary and they can withdraw from the study at any time.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Crossover
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 20 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Regular menstrual cycles Record ≥ 6 points on VAS in the first 3 days of at least 2 of the last 3 menstrual cycles Not use analgesics during the study period
排除标准
- •Endometriosis Pelvic inflammatory disease Ovarian cyst Myoma Chronic pelvic pain Urinary system infection Menometrorrhagia Obstructive vaginal or uterine congenital anomalies Secondary dysmenorrhea A history of major abdominal or pelvic surgery in the last 3 months Hormonal treatment in the last 6 months.
研究组 & 干预措施
The exercise group
The group will be instructed to perform stretching exercises including the pelvic and lumbar regions 3 times a day for the first 3 days of the menstrual cycle
干预措施: The exercise group (Behavioral)
The abdominal massage group
The group will be instructed to massage the abdomen for 10 mins a day on the first 3 days of the menstrual cycle.The massage is to be applied as effleurage (light touch) clockwise over the abdomen
干预措施: The abdominal massage group (Behavioral)
The control group
The control group will perform no exercise or massage.
干预措施: Control Group (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
The primer outcome of the study was to investigate the effects of abdominal massage and exercise on the level of pain
时间窗: 6 month
Visuale Analogue Scale will be used to measure pain level at 3 menstrual cycle. The change from baseline in Visual Analog Scale at 3 menstrual cycle will be measured in the studied groups
The other primer outcome of the study was to investigate the effects of abdominal massage and exercise duration of pain.
时间窗: 6 month
Dysmenorrhea Symptom List will be used to measure degree of dysmenorrhea symptoms at 3 menstrual cycle. The findings seen in the presence of dysmenorrhea in females during 3 menstrual cycle will be measured by decrease at severity of scores belong to Dysmenorrhea Symptom List.
次要结局
- The seconder outcome of the study was to investigate the effects of abdominal massage and exercise amount of menstruel bleeding(6 month)
研究者
Meryem Kurek eken
Associated Proffesor
Aydin Adnan Menderes University