Effects of Effleurage Abdominal Massage on Pain and Quality of Life in Primary Dysmenorrhea Among Students in Lahore

Effects of Effleurage Abdominal Massage on Pain and Quality of Life in Primary Dysmenorrhea Among Female University Students in Lahore

To find out the answer of the study question that effleurage abdominal massage has any effect on pain and quality of life in primary dysmenorrhea among university students or nota study will be conducted with an objective to evaluate the effects of effleurage abdominal massage on pain and quality of life in primary dysmenorrhea among university students

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Primary Dysmenorrhea
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Effleurage Abdominal Massage

Detailed Description

Primary dysmenorrhea, the commonly occurring gynecological issue faced by young girls. It severely affects quality of female life. It leads to fatigue, psychological issues, lack of interest in selfcare and daily activities that results in absenteeism at work and educational institutes. It also badly affects academic performance and extra-curricular activities. Different pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions are being used for reducing its negative effects, such as effleurage abdominal massage intend to decrease the problems faced by students as a result of this frightening issue. Here the question arises for health professionals that effleurage abdominal massage has any effect on pain and quality of life in primary dysmenorrhea among university students or not? To find out the answer of this question a study will be conducted with an objective to evaluate the effects of effleurage abdominal massage on pain and quality of life in primary dysmenorrhea among university students. This study holds considerable implications in addressing potential adverse effects associated with pharmacological analgesic agents, thereby mitigating pain, lack of interest in work and enhancing functional capacity, hence improving quality of life. Moreover, it is anticipated to contribute to the reduction of healthcare costs.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 52
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Pakistan
  • Punjab
    • Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, 1122
      • College of Nursing AIMC

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Unmarried female university students from Lahore
• Aged between 18-25 years
• Diagnosed patients by gynecologist with primary dysmenorrhea for three previous consecutive cycles.
• Regular menstrual cycles ranging 21-35 days lasting for 3-7 days.
• Having pain score of 6 or more than 6 on Numeric Pain Rating Scale

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presence of any known abdominal or pelvic disease.
• Obstructive vaginal or uterine congenital anomalies.
• Presence of known or suspected secondary dysmenorrhea.
• History of major abdominal or pelvic surgery in the previous three months.
• History of hormonal therapy in the last six months.
• History of using analgesics during menstruation.
• History of having any medical disease i.e. cardiac and renal disease.
• Participants doing regular exercise.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: control; participants of control group will receive no intervention. they will be instructed to continue with their routine practices
Experimental: experimental; Participants of experimental group will perform effleurage abdominal massage	Other: Effleurage Abdominal Massage; perform the effleurage massage by following these steps: Lie in supine position with knee slightly flexed. Start from the right lower quadrant, using gentle pressure, rub in tiny clockwise circular motions using any non-analgesic cream, towards right rib cage then towards upper left side, moving down the left side to hip bone. Keep up the circular massage while moving inward, toward your belly button for three minutes. After three minutes, use a little more pressure, continuing the circular movements for 10 minutes. Massage for 10 minutes a day for two months during the first 3 days of the menstrual cycle.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Measurement of Dysmenorrhea Induced Pain intensity	Outcome Measurement Tool: Numeric Pain Rating Scale: Dysmenorrhea induced pain intensity measured by Numerical pain rating scale will be used having numbers from 0 to 10 to indicate the intensity of pain. Here is a breakdown of the numeric rating pain scale; 0: No pain.; 1-3: Mild pain.; 4-6: Moderate pain.; 7-9: Severe pain.; 10: Excruciating pain.	3 months
Measure the level of Quality of Life	Outcome Measurement Tool: Euroqol-5D-5L scale for Quality of Life: The EQ-5D-5L scale will be used to assess students' quality of life across five dimensions and will allow respondents to indicate their level of functioning or health in each dimension with 1 as highest and 5 as lowest for each dimension. Additionally, EQ-5D-5L includes a visual analog scale (VAS) that will allow respondents to rate their overall health on a scale from 0 (worst imaginable health) to 100 (best imaginable health).	3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Health Sciences Lahore
• Investigators: Study Chair: Aqeela Sarwar, MS Nursing, PG Nursing

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 8, 2024
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 30, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): November 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 19, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 26, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): September 28, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 25, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 18, 2025
• Last Verified: January 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Quality of Life; Pain; primary dysmenorrhea; Female university students
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Pathologic Processes; Pelvic Pain; Menstruation Disturbances; Dysmenorrhea
• Other Study ID Numbers: ION UHS

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

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