TY - JOUR
T1 - Effectiveness of a treadmill-based aerobic exercise intervention on pain, daily functioning, and quality of life in women with primary dysmenorrhea
T2 - A randomized controlled trial
AU - Kannan, Priya
AU - Chapple, Cathy M.
AU - Miller, Dawn
AU - Claydon-Mueller, Leica
AU - Baxter, G. David
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported by Dunedin School of Medicine Grant in aid ; School of Physiotherapy Research Budget ; and Physiotherapy New Zealand Scholarship Trust Fund. The sponsors had no role in the design or conduct of the study; data collection, analysis or interpretation of data; preparation or review of the manuscript.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2019/6
Y1 - 2019/6
N2 - Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a treadmill-based aerobic exercise intervention on pain and associated symptoms of primary dysmenorrhea. Methods: Seventy women with primary dysmenorrhea were included in the study. The experimental group underwent supervised aerobic training for 4 weeks followed by unsupervised home exercise for the next 6 months. The control group continued usual care. The primary outcome was pain. Secondary outcomes included quality of life (QoL), daily functioning, and sleep. Results: After the 4-week training, compared to the control group exercise significantly improved primary outcomes pain quality (mean difference (MD)-1.9, 95% CI 3.8 to −0.04, p <.05), and intensity (MD -4.7, 95% CI -9.3 to −0.09, p <.05), but not present pain. Significant effects were also reported for pain interference (MD -1.7, 95% CI -3.4 to −0.02, p <.05)at 4 weeks; the other outcomes did not significantly differ between groups at this time. During the follow-up period of 7-months, the effect on pain improved to 22 mm (95% CI 18 to 25). Significant benefits of exercise were maintained up to 7-months for present pain, QoL and daily functioning. Conclusion: Exercise has significant effects on primary dysmenorrhea-related pain, QoL and function. Trial registration: ACTRN12613001195741.
AB - Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a treadmill-based aerobic exercise intervention on pain and associated symptoms of primary dysmenorrhea. Methods: Seventy women with primary dysmenorrhea were included in the study. The experimental group underwent supervised aerobic training for 4 weeks followed by unsupervised home exercise for the next 6 months. The control group continued usual care. The primary outcome was pain. Secondary outcomes included quality of life (QoL), daily functioning, and sleep. Results: After the 4-week training, compared to the control group exercise significantly improved primary outcomes pain quality (mean difference (MD)-1.9, 95% CI 3.8 to −0.04, p <.05), and intensity (MD -4.7, 95% CI -9.3 to −0.09, p <.05), but not present pain. Significant effects were also reported for pain interference (MD -1.7, 95% CI -3.4 to −0.02, p <.05)at 4 weeks; the other outcomes did not significantly differ between groups at this time. During the follow-up period of 7-months, the effect on pain improved to 22 mm (95% CI 18 to 25). Significant benefits of exercise were maintained up to 7-months for present pain, QoL and daily functioning. Conclusion: Exercise has significant effects on primary dysmenorrhea-related pain, QoL and function. Trial registration: ACTRN12613001195741.
KW - Dysmenorrhea
KW - Exercise
KW - Pain
KW - Quality of life
KW - Sleep
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cct.2019.05.004
DO - 10.1016/j.cct.2019.05.004
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 31071464
AN - SCOPUS:85065547376
VL - 81
SP - 80
EP - 86
JO - Contemporary Clinical Trials
JF - Contemporary Clinical Trials
SN - 1551-7144
ER -