The Effects of Muscle Energy Techniques on Pain and Quality of Life in Young Females With Primary Dysmenorrhea

This study will be a quasi experimental study in which females aged 18 - 30 years with primary dysmenorrhea will be recruited in single group. They will be given a total of 3 sessions of treatment during a period of one menstrual cycle (One Week). Before and after the introduction of intervention pain and quality of life of participants will be assessed.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Primary Dysmenorrhea
• Intervention / Treatment: Procedure: Post Isometric Relaxation

Detailed Description

Primary Dysmenorrhea is one of the most prevalent gynecological conditions which impacts the quality of life of young females.Primary dysmenorrhea is defined as cramping like pain during menstruation cycle without the presence of any pelvic pathology it is associated with symptoms like headache,vomitting and irritability.The aim of our study is to determine the effects of muscle energy technique in young females with primary dysmenorrhea in terms of pain and quality of life.This study will be a Quasi Experimental study.It will be conducted at Foundation university college of physical therapy.Paticipants will complete WALIDD scale,NPRS and WHOQOL at baseline and then after intervention.All participants will receive post isometric relaxation of global muscles of core commonly involved in primary dysmenorrhea(Gluteus Maximus,Illiopsoas and Piriformis).Post isometric relaxation technique will be applied to all the participants with participants using 20% of their maximum voluntary contractio with held time of 6-10 seconds followed by 15 to 30 seconds stretch,rest time of 5 seconds between each repetitions and 3-5 repetions.There will be a total of 3 sessiond of treatment(1st on second day of menstruation,2nd on fourth day of menstruatio and 3rd on seventh day of menstruation)during a period of one week (one menstraul cycle).

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 30
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Pakistan
  • Punjab
    • Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan, 46000
      • Foundation University College of Physical Therapy

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Female aged 18 - 30
• Primary Dysmenorrhea
• Unmarried

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not on any contraceptive medicine for treatment of pelvic pathology
• Secondary Dysmenorrhea and other issues such as endometriosis, Pelvic inflammatory disease, Ovarian cyst

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Other: Single Group; Post isometric relaxation with participants using 20% of their maximum voluntary contraction will be given to global muscles of core commonly involved in primary dysmenorrhea glutus maximus, Illiopsoas and pirifirmis. Post isometric contraction will be held for 6 to 10 seconds followed by 15 o 30 seconds stretch, rst time will be 5 seconds in between repetations and number of repetations will be 3-5.

Procedure: Post Isometric Relaxation; Post isometric relaxation with participants using 20% of their maximum voluntary contraction will be given to global muscles of core commonly involved in primary dysmenorrhea glutus maximus, Illiopsoas and pirifirmis. Post isometric contraction will be held for 6 to 10 seconds followed by 15 o 30 seconds stretch, rst time will be 5 seconds in between repetations and number of repetations will be 3-5.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Pain intensity	Pain will be measured using numeric pain rating scale which is an 10 point scale scored from zero indicating no pain and 10 indicating worst pain.	1 week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Quality of life of participant	Quality of life will be measured by WHOQOL-bref (World Health questionnaire for quality of life) which is valid and reliable tool for measuring quality of life with 26 instruments, Each individual item score from one to five on response scale.	1 week
WALIDD	Working ability, Location, Intensity, Days of pain, Dysmenorrhea (WALIDD) is a scale with four categories Score of each category is added to find out the total level of severity of dysmenorrhea.	1 week

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Foundation University Islamabad

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 15, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 20, 2023
• Study Completion (Estimated): February 10, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 13, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 13, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): September 21, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 21, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 13, 2023
• Last Verified: September 1, 2023

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: FUI/CTR/2023/15

Drug and device information, study documents

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