Kinesiotaping Versus Pilate Exercises

Kinesiotaping Versus Pilate Exercises on Primary Dysmenorrhea

Sixty girls participated in this study and their main complaints were pain and cramping during menstruation. They were divided randomly into two equal groups.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Exercise; Dysmenorrhea
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: kinesiotaping application; Other: Pilate exercises program

Detailed Description

Group (A) (30 girls) treated by kinesiotaping during menstruation for 3 successive menstruation. Group (B) (30 girls) treated by pilate exercises, 3 sessions per week for 3 months except the days of menstruation. Visual analogue scale to assess pain intensity, Quality of life enjoyment and satisfaction questionnaire, Menstrual Distress Questionnaire, WALIDD score, Spielberger questionnaire and blood sample analysis to estimate plasma prostaglandin level were applied for each girl in both groups before and after the treatment course.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Egypt
  • Cairo, Egypt, 02
    • Ghada Elrefaye

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 14 years to 20 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Their ages ranged from 14 to 20 years old
• their body mass index (BMI) would be less than 25 Kg/m2
• having primary dysmenorrhoea

Exclusion Criteria:

• skin diseases or cardiac diseases
• irregular or infrequent menstrual cycles
• previous abdominal or back operations

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: kinesiotaping; by kinesiotaping during menstruation for 3 successive menstruation	Other: kinesiotaping application; kinesiotaping was applied once the menstrual pain begins (one day before menstruation) for periods of 4 to 5 days until the pain disappears and then removed it. Kinesiotaping was used for 3 successive menstruations.
Experimental: pilate exercises; pilate exercises, 3 sessions per week for 3 months	Other: Pilate exercises program; Each girl in group (B) was engaged in a supervised pilate exercises program for 30 minutes per session for 3 days/week for 12 weeks except days of menstruation. Participants would be oriented to wear comfortable clothes .

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Weight and height scale	Was used to measure the weight and height of each girl before starting the study and to calculate BMI according to the following formula: BMI = weight (kg) / height square (m)2	three months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Visual analog scale	For determining pain intensity before and after the treatment course for each girl in both groups (A&B). VAS is a-10 cms line, at one end was written (no pain = zero) and at the other end was written (worst pain the patient ever felt = 10)	three months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cairo University
• Collaborators: Amira Hassan Abdelaziz; Soheir Mahmoud El-Kosery
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: ghada eb elrefaye, professor, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy for Woman's Health, Cairo University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 24, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 30, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): March 30, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 20, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 21, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): April 24, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 24, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 21, 2020
• Last Verified: April 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: primary dysmenorrhea; kinesiotaping; pilate exercises
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Menstruation Disturbances; Pelvic Pain; Dysmenorrhea
• Other Study ID Numbers: 90

Drug and device information, study documents

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