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SynthesisThe Cochrane database of systematic reviews2010

Exercise for dysmenorrhoea.

Julie Brown, Stephen Brown

Retracted Registry-linked trialOpen access · bronzeAbstract readSystematic Review
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In one paragraph

Synthesis in The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. It is linked to trial NCT06500520 (Comparison of the Effects of Resistant Exercise and Stretching Exercises on Menstrual Symptoms, Quality of Life, Functional and Emotional Status in Young Women With Primary Dysmenorrhea), which is not on this map. Cited by 16 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06500520 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Comparison of the Effects of Resistant Exercise and Stretching Exercises on Menstrual Symptoms, Quality of Life, Functional and Emotional Status in Young Women With Primary Dysmenorrhea

TypeinterventionalSponsorKarabuk UniversityRan2023 to 2024Enrolled54ConditionsDysmenorrhea PrimaryArmsResisted Exercise group, Stretching Exercise group
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Exercise for dysmenorrhoea.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019
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  6. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for dysmenorrhoea.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015
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  13. Management of Usr-i-Tamth (Menstrual Pain) in Unani (Greco-Islamic) Medicine.Journal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Julie BrownObstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Auckland, FMHS, Auckland, New Zealand.
Stephen Brown
Massey University · NZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDysmenorrhoea is characterised by cramping lower abdominal pain that may radiate to the lower back and upper thighs and is commonly associated with nausea, headache, fatigue and diarrhoea. Physical exercise has been suggested as a non-medical approach to the management of these symptoms.

objectivesTo assess the evidence for the effectiveness of exercise in the treatment of dysmenorrhoea. SEARCH STRATEGY: A search was conducted using the methodology of the Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group (August 2009). CENTRAL (The Cochrane Library), MEDLINE, EMBASE, AMED and PsycINFO electronic databases were searched. Handsearching of relevant bibliographies and reference lists was also conducted. SELECTION CRITERIA: Randomised controlled trials comparing exercise with a control or no intervention in women with dysmenorrhoea. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Trials were independently selected and data extracted by two review authors. MAIN

resultsFour potential trials were identified of which one was included in the review. The available data could only be included as a narrative description. There appeared to be some evidence from the trial that exercise reduced the Moos' Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (MDQ) score during the menstrual phase (P < 0.05) and resulted in a sustained decrease in symptoms over the three observed cycles (P < 0.05). AUTHORS'

conclusionsThe results of this review are limited to a single randomised trial of limited quality and with a small sample size. The data should be interpreted with caution and further research is required to investigate the hypothesis that exercise reduces the symptoms associated with dysmenorrhoea.

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ExerciseDysmenorrheaFemaleHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as Topic

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PMID20166071
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