Clinical Trial: The Effect of Kinesio Taping Application for Dysmenorrhea

Study Status: Not yet recruiting
Recruit Status: Not yet recruiting
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: The Effect of Kinesio Taping Application for Dysmenorrhea: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Brief Summary: Dysmenorrhea is a common symptom in daily practice of gynecology. Different kind of treatment strategies are being held. But invasive and pharmacological therapies have good outcome with systemic side effects. Kinesio taping is being widely used in different pain conditions. Kinesio taping is a noninvasive and nonpharmacological, easy-to-use intervention method which can be used in outpatient practice without systemic side effects.

Detailed Summary: Dysmenorrhea is a kind of visceral pain that result of peritoneal irritation. It is so common in gynecological outpatient practice. Most of treatment is based pharmacological treatments as NSAIDs, oral contraceptives with many side effects. Kinesio taping is widely used for musculoskeletal parenchymal pain like sports related injuries. As in other complementary treatment methods like acupuncture and acupressure; pain carrying unmyelinated thin pain fibers are blocked by touch sensation carrying myelinated thick fibers which is stimulated by acupressure(gate control theory by Melzack), kinesio taping blocks the pain fibers that comes from same spinal level. So it can be used easily and instantly for dismenore
Sponsor: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gulhane Tip Fakultesi

Current Primary Outcome: Visual analog scale [ Time Frame: 0- 4th day ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

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Information By: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gulhane Tip Fakultesi

Dates:
Date Received: January 19, 2016
Date Started: February 2016
Date Completion: April 2016
Last Updated: February 26, 2016
Last Verified: February 2016