The Effect of Zumba Dance on Primary Dysmenorrhea

Effect of Zumba Exercise on Menstrual Pain in Women With Primary Dysmenorrhea

the objective of this study is to investigate the effect of practising Zumba exercise in decreasing menstrual pain in young women with primary dysmenorrhea.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Primary Dysmenorrhea
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: zumba exercise

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 Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 100
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 25 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

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.

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

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: zumba exercise group; 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.	Other: 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 hour in length and a recovery period of at least 48 h was taken between classes. Each session will be initiated with low-intensity movements for the first 5 min, followed by an increasing intensity throughout the workout. At the end of the training session, the intensity will be gradually reduced. The Zumba sessions will be supervised by three certified Zumba instructors, each responsible for regular sessions per week.; Other Names: zumba fittness
No Intervention: non zumba exercise group; The participants in the control group did not receive any intervention.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Intensity of pain	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.	duration of menses(5-7 days) 1st menstrual cycle.
Intensity of pain	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.	duration of menses(5-7 days) 2nd menstrual cycle.

Secondary Outcome Measures

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

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cairo University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): June 25, 2018
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): September 25, 2018
• Study Completion (Anticipated): September 30, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 11, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 7, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): June 19, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 19, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 7, 2018
• Last Verified: June 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Menstruation Disturbances; Pelvic Pain; Dysmenorrhea
• Other Study ID Numbers: zumba exercise

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No