Effect of Brisk Walking on Primary Dysmenorrhea

• Sponsor: Ain Shams University (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT04852627
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 170
• Location: 1
• Arms: 2
• Actual Duration (Months): 12.8
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 13.2

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Dysmenorrhea is a common problem in women. Exercise is commonly cited as a possible remedy. We will measure the effect of brisk walking on primary dysmenorrhea among medical students.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Dysmenorrhea Primary	Behavioral: Brisk walking	N/A

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 170 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: Effect of Brisk Walking on Primary Dysmenorrhea Among Medical Students
• Actual Study Start Date: Apr 24, 2021
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Feb 12, 2022
• Actual Study Completion Date: May 20, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Active Comparator: Exercise group Will brisk walk 30 minutes 3 times weekly	Behavioral: Brisk walking; Walking
No Intervention: Control group No intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Dysmenorrhea score [3 months]

   WaLIDD (working ability, location, intensity, days of pin, dysmenorrhea)score for dysmenorrhea. Least is 0, highest is 12. The higher the score, the worse dysmenorrhea

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 17 Years to 25 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: Female
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• BMI: 18-25

• regular menstrual cycles

Exclusion Criteria:

• Marriage or previous sexual activity

• medical disorders

• previous abdominal or pelvic surgery

• skeletal disorders

• hormonal or psychiatric treatment

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	AinShams Maternity Hospital	Cairo		Egypt	002

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Ain Shams University

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Maii Nawara, MD, Ain Shams University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Ain Shams University
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04852627
• Other Study ID Numbers: M D 59/2021
• First Posted: Apr 21, 2021
• Last Update Posted: May 27, 2022
• Last Verified: May 1, 2022

• Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: Yes
• Plan to Share IPD: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Dysmenorrhea

Study Results

No Results Posted as of May 27, 2022