The Effect of Kinesio Taping Application for Dysmenorrhea

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Dysmenorrhea is a common symptom in daily practice of gynecology. Different kind of treatment strategies are being held. But invasive and pharmacological therapies have good outcome with systemic side effects. Kinesio taping is being widely used in different pain conditions. Kinesio taping is a noninvasive and nonpharmacological, easy-to-use intervention method which can be used in outpatient practice without systemic side effects.

Detailed Description
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Dysmenorrhea is a kind of visceral pain that result of peritoneal irritation. It is so common in gynecological outpatient practice. Most of treatment is based pharmacological treatments as NSAIDs, oral contraceptives with many side effects. Kinesio taping is widely used for musculoskeletal parenchymal pain like sports related injuries. As in other complementary treatment methods like acupuncture and acupressure; pain carrying unmyelinated thin pain fibers are blocked by touch sensation carrying myelinated thick fibers which is stimulated by acupressure(gate control theory by Melzack), kinesio taping blocks the pain fibers that comes from same spinal level. So it can be used easily and instantly for dismenore

Official Title
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The Effect of Kinesio Taping Application for Dysmenorrhea: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Conditions
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Dysmenorrhea

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Kinesio taping
* Drug: NSAID's


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Dysmenorrhea Exclusion Criteria: pregnancy surgical abdominal emergency metabolic or inflammatory illnesses or cardiovascular diseases, endocrine disorders such as diabetes, thyroid disorders, androgen excess (hyperprolactinemia, uncontrolled thyroid disease, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Cushing's syndrome, androgen-secreting tumor), smokers using pharmaceutical agents such as anti-inflammatory agents that could possibly impact on endocrine and liver enzymes musculoskeletal pain inguinal hernia

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 40 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Kinesio taping group<br>only Kinesio taping treatment group | Other: Kinesio taping<br>* Patients will be taped for four days , ıt will start at the begining of the Dysmenorrhea<br>|
| Active Comparator: NSAID treatment group<br>only NSAIDs taking group | Drug: NSAID's<br>* twice a daily<br>* Other names: Diclophenac Potassium;|
| Active Comparator: Combination treatment group<br>NSAIDs plus Kinesio taping group | Other: Kinesio taping<br>* Patients will be taped for four days , ıt will start at the begining of the Dysmenorrhea<br>Drug: NSAID's<br>* twice a daily<br>* Other names: Diclophenac Potassium;|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Visual analog scale | At the begining of the Dysmenorrhea before taping we will measure the VAS level (pretreatment)and 4 days after taping we will measure the second VAS level (after treatment) | 0- 4th day | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Dysmenorrhea, kinesio tape