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Effectiveness of Manual Therapy in Dysmenorrhea

NCT03593057 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 39

Last updated 2024-03-12

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Summary

The objective of this clinical study would be to verify if manual therapy is effective in the treatment to reduce pain in women suffering from primary dysmenorrhea.

Material and methods In this experimental study, women diagnosed with primary dysmenorrhea will be included, which will be divided randomly into two groups: an intervention group and a comparator group.

The study will last nine weeks (3 menstrual cycles). Patients in the intervention group will receive 3 treatment sessions.

The evaluation will include pain, the quality of life, the global impression of change, personal body satisfaction and global self-perception and the pain perception.

Conditions

  • Dysmenorrhea Primary

Interventions

OTHER

Manual therapy

Manual therapy protocol and self-care advice and body awareness.

OTHER

Control group

Advice on self-care and body awareness.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Valencia

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-06-05
Primary Completion
2018-07-31
Completion
2018-08-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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