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Effects of Pain Neuroscience Education or Biomedical Pain Education With Exercise Training in Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Randomized Clinical Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Exercise training, Pain neuroscience education, and 1 other intervention for Primary Dysmenorrhea. Completed, enrolled 38 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The aim of this study was to compare the effects of biomedical pain education and pain neuroscience education, in addition to routine exercise training, on menstrual pain parameters (pain severity and duration, analgesic use), menstrual stress, somatosensory function, pain catastrophizing, pain beliefs, anxiety/depressive symptom level and quality of life in healthy individuals with primary dysmenorrhea.The design of the study is parallel group, randomized study. Individuals will be randomly assigned to one of the pain neuroscience education or biomedical pain education research arms. In the literature, there is no study comparing the effects of pain neuroscience education and biomedical pain education in primary dysmenorrhea, which is a problem that affects women's lives significantly. It is important to reveal the effects of different pain trainings for effective pain management in primary dysmenorrhea.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Exercise training will be applied in the non-menstrual period during 2 menstrual cycles as stretching and relaxation exercises. Stretching exercises will include general stretching and specific stretching exercises and will take approximately 20 minutes in total. After the stretching exercises, relaxation exercise will be performed with diaphragmatic breathing for 10 minutes. The exercises will be performed with music accompanied by a physiotherapist once a week, and it will be recommended to do the exercises as a home program for 2 sessions a week.
Participants in the first research arm will be given pain neuroscience education once a week for 2 weeks after their first menstruation. The training will be repeated with a reminder session at the end of the 2nd menstruation.
Participants in the second research arm will be given biomedical pain education once a week for 2 weeks after their first menstruation. The training will be repeated with a reminder session at the end of the 2nd menstruation.