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| Name | Class |
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| Amira Hassan Abdelaziz | UNKNOWN |
| Soheir Mahmoud El-Kosery | UNKNOWN |
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Sixty girls participated in this study and their main complaints were pain and cramping during menstruation. They were divided randomly into two equal groups.
Group (A) (30 girls) treated by kinesiotaping during menstruation for 3 successive menstruation. Group (B) (30 girls) treated by pilate exercises, 3 sessions per week for 3 months except the days of menstruation. Visual analogue scale to assess pain intensity, Quality of life enjoyment and satisfaction questionnaire, Menstrual Distress Questionnaire, WALIDD score, Spielberger questionnaire and blood sample analysis to estimate plasma prostaglandin level were applied for each girl in both groups before and after the treatment course.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| kinesiotaping | Experimental | by kinesiotaping during menstruation for 3 successive menstruation |
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| pilate exercises | Experimental | pilate exercises, 3 sessions per week for 3 months |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kinesiotaping application | Other | kinesiotaping was applied once the menstrual pain begins (one day before menstruation) for periods of 4 to 5 days until the pain disappears and then removed it. Kinesiotaping was used for 3 successive menstruations. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Weight and height scale | Was used to measure the weight and height of each girl before starting the study and to calculate BMI according to the following formula: BMI = weight (kg) / height square (m)2 | three months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Visual analog scale | For determining pain intensity before and after the treatment course for each girl in both groups (A&B). VAS is a-10 cms line, at one end was written (no pain = zero) and at the other end was written (worst pain the patient ever felt = 10) | three months |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| ghada eb elrefaye, professor | Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy for Woman's Health, Cairo University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Ghada Elrefaye | Cairo | 02 | Egypt |
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| ID | Term |
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| D004412 | Dysmenorrhea |
| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| ID | Term |
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| D008599 | Menstruation Disturbances |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D017699 | Pelvic Pain |
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The study was designed as a randomized controlled trial.
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An independent person randomly assigned to all participated subjects to either group (A) (n=30) or group (B) (n=30) by chosen numbers from closed envelopes having numbers that the number generator were chosen randomly.
| Pilate exercises program | Other | Each girl in group (B) was engaged in a supervised pilate exercises program for 30 minutes per session for 3 days/week for 12 weeks except days of menstruation. Participants would be oriented to wear comfortable clothes . |
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| D010146 | Pain |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D001519 | Behavior |