Clinical trial NCT06774521: Effectiveness of Pilates Exercises in the Treatment of Dysmenorrhea: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Official title: Effectiveness of Pilates Exercises in the Treatment of Dysmenorrhea: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Dysmenorrhea
Lead sponsor: Uskudar University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-01-14
Enrollment: 45
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 50
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of Pilates exercises in the treatment of dysmenorrhea and to contribute to the literature and information on this subject.

Detailed description: The study was planned as a randomized controlled study. The study will be conducted at the Fizyorapt physiotherapy and exercise consultancy center. It will be divided into 2 main groups as those between the ages of 18-50, those with a menstrual period of 3-9 days, those with menstrual pain complaints, and those who cooperate in completing the assessment scales. Participants will be asked to continue the given exercises for 6 weeks, 2 days a week and 45 minutes. People with psychological and physical disabilities will not be included in regular exercise. A personal information form will be prepared by the researcher in order to collect data on the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants. Visual analog scale (VAS) will be used to measure pain intensity and pain relief, Beck depression scale to determine depression symptoms, and menstruation symptom scale to evaluate menstrual pain and symptoms. These surveys will be repeated before and at the end of the study. The data to be obtained will be evaluated using the SPSS24 package program.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Female individuals between the ages of 18-50
* Those with a menstrual period of 3-9 days
* Having menstrual pain complaints in most of their menstrual cycles
* Cooperating in completing the assessment scales

Exclusion Criteria:

* Having a history of abdominal surgery
* Having an active infection
* Having knee pain

  -. Using medication
* Participants with any pathology that prevents exercise will not be included in the study

Primary outcomes:
measure: Visual Analogue Scale
timeFrame: 14 weeks
measure: Menstruation Symptom Scale
timeFrame: 14 weeks
measure: Fatigue Severity Scale
timeFrame: 14 weeks
measure: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
timeFrame: 14 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Fizyorapt
Study officials:
affiliation: Uskudar University
name: Sümeyye Postacı
role: STUDY_CHAIR
References:
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