High Intensity Aerobic Training on Primary Dysmenorrhea

Riphah International University40 enrolled

Overview

Now a days Aerobic Exercise programs has been widely used as non-pharmacological means of treating pain disorders. This study intends to determine the effects of high intensity aerobic training on pain intensity, dysmenorrhea symptoms and quality of life of young girls having primary dysmenorrhea.

This study is a Randomized Control Trial, which will be conducted in Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University (Department of Rehabilitation Sciences). the calculated Sample size is 24 individuals using Epitool with 95% Confidence Interval (CI) and power 80%. Individual will be screened out according to inclusion criteria. Individuals will be allocated randomly into two groups, 12 in High Intensity Aerobic training group and 12 in Low Intensity Aerobic Training group by sealed envelope method. High Intensity Aerobic Training will be use in experimental group. Low Intensity Aerobic Training will be used in Control group. Assessment will be done on baseline day 1 prior to the intervention and after 8 weeks of training.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Primary Dysmenorrhea

Interventions

High Intensity Aerobic Training.OTHER

Participants will perform 2-5 minutes of low to moderate intensity warm up exercises and then 20 minutes of high intensity aerobic training at 80-90% of heart rate maximum increased gradually on treadmill and elliptical trainer and then 2-5 minutes of low to moderate intensity cool down exercises.

Low intensity Aerobic TrainingOTHER

Participants will perform 2-5 minutes of low to moderate intensity warm up exercises and then 20 minutes of low intensity aerobic training at 40-60% of heart rate maximum increased gradually on elliptical trainer and jogging and then 2-5 minutes of low to moderate intensity cool down exercises.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 25 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Unmarried female students. * Moderate to severe dysmenorrhea during the last three periods according to the Numeric Pain Rating Scale. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of known chronic disease (heart disease, kidney, respiratory, asthma, diabetes, nervous disorders, blood pressure), limitation on sports/physical activities due to special medical problems. * Presence of any disease of reproductive system. * Irregular monthly cycle. * Use of any particular medications affecting dysmenorrhea before or during the study.

Locations (1)

Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University (Department of Rehabilitation Sciences).

Islamabad, Fedral, Pakistan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)

Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) will be used for measuring pain intensity of all participants by single examiner. Patient verbally select value between (0-10) on the basis of intensity of pain. (0) means No pain and (10) means maximum pain experienced at baseline.

Time frame: Baseline

Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)

Time frame: Post 8 weeks

Menstrual Symptom Questionnaire

Menstrual Symptom Questionnaire will be used for measuring the severity of dysmenorrhea symptoms. It consisted of 25 items questions, participants are asked to indicate degree of their symptoms experience.

Time frame: Baseline

Menstrual Symptom Questionnaire

Time frame: Post 8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

SF-36 questionnaire

SF-36 questionnaire will be used for assessing the quality of life of all participants.

Time frame: Baseline

SF-36 questionnaire

SF-36 questionnaire will be used for assessing the quality of life of all participants.

Time frame: Post 8 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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