Effects of Wurn Technique on Dyspareunia, Menstrual Cramps & QoL in Infertile Women

February 20, 2025 updated by: Riphah International University

Effects of Wurn Technique on Symptoms of Dyspareunia, Menstrual Cramps and Quality of Life in Women With Infertility

Wurn technique is a PT technique. It is site specific massage therapy in the form of relaxing technique, helps to promote the function of abdominopelvic and reproductive organs.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study will be randomized controlled trial, will be completed in 10 months duration. Non probability Conveninence sampling technique will be used with 54 participants after randomization. Effect will be obseved in 2 groups.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

54

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Lahore, Pakistan
        • Riphah International University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Women with infertility between age 25 to 45
  • women who were unable to conceive for 12months with regular unprotected intercourse
  • women with infertility indicating sexual pain, irregular periods with menstrual cramps.
  • women with secondary infertility

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women with active infections and abnormal ovarian cysts.
  • Any abdominopelvic surgery within last 90days.
  • Any medical history of active abdominopelvic cancer or malignancy.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental group
Wurn technique
Wurn technique is a massage technique and PF relaxation exercises are to relax tighten pelvic floor muscles.
Other Names:
  • Pelvic floor relaxation exercise
Experimental: Controlled group
Pelvic floor relaxation
Wurn technique is a massage technique and PF relaxation exercises are to relax tighten pelvic floor muscles.
Other Names:
  • Pelvic floor relaxation exercise

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Female Sexual Function Index Scoring
Time Frame: 2weeks duration
Measure sexual functioning of women in six domains: desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction and pain
2weeks duration
Mankoski Pain Scale
Time Frame: 2weeks duration
Numerical pain scale ranging from 0 to 10
2weeks duration
FertiQoL
Time Frame: 2weeks duration
Asses quality of life of an individual with infertility
2weeks duration

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Adeela Arif, MS, Riphah International University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 26, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 26, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

December 30, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 20, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 20, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 20, 2025

Last Verified

February 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

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

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