Clinical trial NCT06750393: Combined Effects of Barre and Gym Ball Exercises in Primary Dysmenorhoea
Official title: Combined Effects of Barre and Gym Ball Exercises on Pain, Distress and Quality of Life in Primary Dysmenorrhoea
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Dysmenorrhea Primary
Keywords: gym
exercises
quality of life
dysmenorrhea
Menstrual Cycle
female
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-12-27
Enrollment: 42
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 17
Maximum age (years): 25
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Group A will be given Barre and gym ball exercises. Group B will be given Barre exercises. All these sessions will be of 30-minute 3session per week for 12 weeks.

Detailed description: This will be a randomized controlled trial conducted on 42 participants. Data will be collected from USKT (University of Sialkot) and UMT (University of Management and Technology Sialkot by using non-probability convenience sampling technique. WaLLiD score scale is used to determine the severity of dysmenorrhoea. Girls between the age of 17 to 25 with history of dysmenorrhea will be included in this study. Participants who has history of secondary dysmenorrhea, Diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome will be excluded from this study. A sample of 42 will be divided in to two groups with 21 participants in each group. Group A will be given Barre and gym ball exercises. Group B will be given Barre exercises. All these sessions will be of 30 minute 3session per week for 12 weeks. Pre and post assessment of pain, distress , severity of dysmenorrhoea and quality of life will be done by using numeric pain rating scale, menstrual distress questionnaire, WaLLiD scale and Q-LES-Q-SF questionnaire. Data will be analyzed by using SPSS version 26.0.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Female suffered from primary dysmenorrhea diagnosed through WaLLiD score range from 5-12
* Female having 5 and above score on Numerical Pain Rating Scale
* Female having regular menstrual period form at least 3 months
* Female having a history of dysmenorrhea occurring at least three times in the past six months

Exclusion Criteria:

* Females using hormonal contraception.
* Females who are married.
* Females with secondary dysmenorrhea
* Females diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome
* Females having menstrual issues
* Females who take analgesic
* Females having BMI \> 25
* Participants who show unwillingness to participate in the study

Primary outcomes:
measure: Numeric Pain rating Scale
timeFrame: 12th week
measure: Menstrual distress questionnaire (MEDI-Q):
timeFrame: 12th week
measure: Quality Of Life Enjoyment And Satisfaction Questionnaire Short Form(Q-LESQ-SF)
timeFrame: 12th week
measure: WaLLiD Score
timeFrame: 12th week
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Sialkot
country: Pakistan
facility: University of Sialkot, University of Management Technology
state: Pjunjab
Study officials:
affiliation: Riphah International University
name: hina gul, MSOMPT
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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