Kinesiotaping Versus Pilate Exercises

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

Detailed Description
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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.

Official Title
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Kinesiotaping Versus Pilate Exercises on Primary Dysmenorrhea

Conditions
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Dysmenorrhea, Exercise

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: kinesiotaping application
* Other: Pilate exercises program


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 14 Years
Maximum Age: 20 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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
Interventional Model Description: The study was designed as a randomized controlled trial.
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: kinesiotaping<br>by kinesiotaping during menstruation for 3 successive menstruation | Other: kinesiotaping application<br>* 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.<br>|
| Experimental: pilate exercises<br>pilate exercises, 3 sessions per week for 3 months | Other: Pilate exercises program<br>* 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 .<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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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 | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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kinesiotaping, pilate exercises, primary dysmenorrhea