The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of kinesio taping in women with primary dysmenorrhea.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
Kinesio tape application will be performed.Taping is carried out from the estimated day of ovulation (cycle length in days minus 14) until the next menstrual period begins
Sham kinesio tape application will be performed. Sham taping is carried out from the estimated day of ovulation (cycle length in days minus 14) until the next menstrual period begins
The natural process will be followed from the estimated day of ovulation (cycle length in days minus 14) until the next menstrual period begins
Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
RECRUITINGThe severity of menstrual pain assessed with Visual Analog Scale
A 10-cm Visual Analog Scale anchored from zero (no pain at all) to 10 (the worst pain I have ever felt) was used to determine the severity of each subject's menstrual pain.
Time frame: An average of 2 weeks
The complaints related to menstruation will be evaluated by a form prepared by the researchers
The form assessing the complaints related to menstruation will be evaluated existing complaints affect the patient and expressed as, no, little, mederate, very.
Time frame: An average of 2 weeks
The level of anxiety will be evaluated with The Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory
The Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory is a 40-item self-report inventory designed to measure both state anxiety section (current feelings of apprehension, worry, etc.) and trait anxiety section (continuous feelings of apprehension, worry, etc.). Each section is scored on four levels of anxiety intensity from 1="not at all" to 4="very much" and with a sum score between 20 and 80. A higher total score indicates more severe anxiety level.
Time frame: An average of 2 weeks
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