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Effect of Massage and Progressive Relaxation Exercises on Primary Dysmenorrhea

NCT04356131 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 97

Last updated 2021-05-12

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Summary

A total of 97 female students, 50 in the intervention group and 47 in the control group, were included in this pretest-posttest design randomized controlled study. Massage and progressive relaxation exercises are self-administered practices that are easy to adopt, with no side effects, and have beneficial effects on pain, sweating, fatigue, and gastrointestinal and central nervous system signs. So, it can be asserted that when applied together, massage and progressive relaxation exercises could be more effective in reducing menstrual symptoms than applying them separately.

Conditions

  • Primary Dysmenorrhea

Interventions

OTHER

progressive relaxation exercises and massage

Progressive relaxation exercises included 30 minute rhythmic breathing and muscle relaxation exercises were demonstrated in the second part of the CD with river sounds and verbal instructions. Massage techniques were performed on the site between upper symphysis pubis and umbilicus with 15 minute effleurage demonstrated in the third part of the CD with nature sound.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mersin University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-05-01
Primary Completion
2017-12-31
Completion
2017-12-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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