The effect of abdominal massage and stretching exercise on pain and dysmenorrhea symptoms in female university students: A single-blind randomized-controlled clinical trial.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to determine the effect of abdominal massage and stretching exercises on pain severity, dysmenorrhea symptoms, and menstrual blood loss in university students.
Results Summary
The abstract indicates findings but is incomplete; it suggests that the massage and exercise groups showed some effect compared to the control group, but full results are not provided.
Population
University students
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
Not specified
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
abdominal massage | neutral | severity of pain | university students | - | determine the effect | #1 |
abdominal massage | neutral | dysmenorrhea symptoms | university students | - | determine the effect | #2 |
abdominal massage | neutral | menstrual blood lost | university students | - | determine the effect | #3 |
stretching exercises | neutral | severity of pain | university students | - | determine the effect | #4 |
stretching exercises | neutral | dysmenorrhea symptoms | university students | - | determine the effect | #5 |
stretching exercises | neutral | menstrual blood lost | university students | - | determine the effect | #6 |
In this study the researchers aimed to determine the effect of abdominal massage and stretching exercises on the severity of pain, dysmenorrhea symptoms and menstrual blood lost in university students. In this single-blind randomized controlled clinical trial 63 university students were included. Participants were randomly assigned into massage group, exercise and control groups. Our findings showed that the 2