Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Therapy for Dysmenorrhea
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 50
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Visual Analogue Scale
研究概览
简要总结
This study was carried out upon forty women diagnosed as primary dysmenorrhea. They were selected from outpatient clinics of gynecology of Ain Shams University Hospital, Cairo University. Their age ranged from 25-35 years, BMI<30kg/ m².
详细描述
Patients with primary dysmenorrhea diagnosed by a physician, spondylolisthesis and chronic low back pain were excluded from the study. They were randomly assigned into two equal groups (A& B). Group (A) consisted of twenty subjects, with an average age 29.2±1.9Yrs, and BMI 27.28±2.1kg/m2 who received Extracorporeal shock waves. Group (B) consisted of twenty patients, with an average age 28.58±2.2Yrs, and BMI 28.92±0.7kg/m2 who received sham technique. A hot pack was used for 15 minutes for both groups (A&B) before the treatment.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
盲法说明
Randomization was done by sealed envelope
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 25 Years 至 35 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •forty virgin females.
- •their age ranged between 25 to 35 years old.
- •Body mass index (BMI) <30kg/ m².
排除标准
- •females with pelvic pathology as endometriosis.
- •females have irregular menstrual cycles.
- •females have secondary dysmenorrhea.
结局指标
主要结局
Visual Analogue Scale
时间窗: three months
Visual analogue scale: that was used to determine the pain intensity level. It consists of 10 cm as a horizontal line with one end represented that (0= no pain) and the other end (10= worst pain). The assessment was performed for every woman in both groups (A, B) before and after the treatment program.
次要结局
- analysis of circulating β-endorphin(three months)
研究者
Ghada Ebrahim El Refaye
assistant professor Department of Physical Therapy for Women's Health, Faculty of Physical therapy, Cairo University, Egypt
Cairo University