Dysmenorrhea
Conditions
Brief summary
Effectiveness of somatocognitive therapy with TENS and stretching exercises on menstrual pain and quality of life with dysmenorrhea.A randomized controlled trial The objective of this study is to find weather which therapy; somatocognitive therapy along with TENS or stretching exercises is more effective and what are their effects on quality of life in females with dysmonarrhea.
Detailed description
The Study spans the population into two groups. For first group we will give somatocognitive therapy (drawing and music) along with TENS and in second group we will give stretching exercises. In both groups the hotpack will be the common treatment. The nature of this study will be randomized controlled trial . We will use simple random sampling technique in this study. For outcomes measurements we will use numerical rating scale and menustral distress questionere .
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTsomatocognitive therapy
In somatocognitive therapy which includes drawing( three days prior to menustration in first two months and the first day of menustration in third month) and music(in the first 12 hours of menustration)along with TENS(thirty minutes on abdominal region, upon the onset of dysmonarrhea).
COMBINATION_PRODUCTStretching exercises
Stretching exercises of abdominal, lumbar or pelvic region will be performed as a treatment. Frequency:15 minutes;three times per week.
Sponsors
Superior University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
13 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Females who are facing menustral pain during their every menses. * Females who are facing dysmonarrhea from the at least last three months. * Females who are willing to take part in the research.
Exclusion criteria
* Females with some hormonal problem. * Females with irregular menustral cycle. * Females who face menustral pain during some of their menses * Pregnant females * Females with recent abdominal/pelvic surgery.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Numerical rating scale | 6 Month | A pain screening tool, commonly use to assess pain severity at that moment in time using a 0-10 scale, with 0 meaning no pain and 10 meaning the worst pain. |
| Menstrual distress questionnaire | 6 Months | The MSQ is a 24-46 item self-report measure which assesses menstrual pain and symptoms .The score on each item ranges from 1 (never) to 5 (always) with a higher composite score indicating more symptoms. |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed