Clinical trial NCT06225102: The Effect of Kegel Exercise in Nursing Students With Primary Dysmenorrhoea
Official title: The Effect of Kegel Exercise on Menstruation Symptom, Severity of Dysmenorrheic Symptoms and Quality of Life in Nursing Students With Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Randomized Controlled Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Primary Dysmenorrhea
Keywords: PRIMARY DYSMENORHEA
Kegel exercise
Nursing students
Exercise
Lead sponsor: Gümüşhane Universıty
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-01-25
Enrollment: 89
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 25
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: The sample of the study consisted of 89 nursing students with primary dysmenorrhea (45 experimental group and 44 control group)
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: In this study, it was aimed to determine the effect of kegel exercise on menstruation symptoms, severity of dysmenorrheic symptoms and quality of life in nursing students with primary dysmenorrhea. The study was conducted as a single-blind randomized controlled trial.

Detailed description: The study was conducted in a single-blind randomized controlled trial with 89 nursing students with primary dysmenorrhea. The experimental group was given kegel exercise training online, and after the training, a message was sent to remind them to do kegel exercises three times a day during the follow-up. No intervention was made in the control group.

Hypotheses of the Research

1. VAS total scores in interventions involving kegel exercise training and regular kegel exercise are lower than control interval rates (H1).
2. The total score of the Menstruation Symptom Scale within the participants who participated in kegel exercise training and regular kegel exercise was recorded, at lower rates than the distribution of control intervals (H1).
3. The Severity of Dysmenorrheic Symptoms in participants who participated in kegel exercise training and regular kegel exercise interventions were lower than the distribution of control intervals (H1).
4. The total scores of the Quality of Life Scale among those who participated in kegel exercise training and regular kegel exercises were higher than the proportions of the controlled rankings (H1).

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* be between the ages of 18-25
* Giving 6 points or more to the least menstruation pain on the day that individuals experience the most severe dysmenorrhea symptoms (VAS) out of 10 points on the VAS Visual Pain Scale
* Being Nulliparous (never giving birth)
* Regular menstruation for the last six months
* Not having any gynecological diagnosis
* Not having had a gynecological operation
* Volunteering to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Being a man
* Being married
* Being diagnosed with secondary dysmenorrhea
* Giving menstruation pain less than 6 points out of 10 on the VAS Visual Pain Scale.
* Taking painkillers 12 hours before the assessments.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Personal Information Form
timeFrame: one week
measure: Visual Analogue Scale
timeFrame: one week
measure: The Menstrual Symptom Scale
timeFrame: Three months
measure: The Severity of Dysmenorrheic Symptoms
timeFrame: Three months
measure: The Quality of Life Scale
timeFrame: Three months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Gümüşhane
country: Turkey
facility: Gümüşhane University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing
Study officials:
affiliation: Ondokuz Mayıs University
name: RUVEYDE AYDIN
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Gümüşhane Universıty
name: ÖZGE PALANCI AY
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Karadeniz Technical University
name: SONGÜL AKTAŞ
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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