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The Influence of the Method Pilates in Women With Primary Dysmenorrhea

NCT02301559 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 11

Last updated 2014-11-26

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Summary

Primary dysmenorrhea is the result of hypercontractility and uterine vascular ischemia is the most common gynecologic complaints in young women. According to the intensity of symptoms may impair daily living, work and leisure activities. Pilates brings the concept of moving the body for the recovery, maintenance and promotion of health through exercises that stimulate circulation, improving physical conditioning, flexibility and proper postural alignment, and promote improvement in the levels of body awareness, coordination and muscle control. In this sense, the objective is to investigate the effects of pilates in the symptomatology of primary dysmenorrhea. This is a study to be developed with students of Physical Therapy from the State University of Piauí-UESPI presenting with primary dysmenorrhea compatible clinical picture. A questionnaire will be used for research. The students with the framework of dysmenorrhea that meet the inclusion criteria will be assessed for anthropometric parameters, pain, flexibility, indirect assessment of contraction of transversus abdominis and quality of life before and after the treatment protocol using the pilates method, often 3 weekly meetings, totaling 20 sessions.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Pilates exercises

Pilates exercises with emphasis on pelvic region

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade Estadual do PiauÍ

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Juliany M A da Fonseca, Principal · Universidade Estadual do PiauÍ

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
25 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-09-30
Primary Completion
2014-11-30
Completion
2014-12-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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