Trial reportJournal of research in health sciences2019
The Effect of Exercise Plan Based on FITT Protocol on Primary Dysmenorrhea in Medical Students: A Clinical Trial Study.
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Effect of High Intensity Interval Training Versus Yoga on Level of Pain, Catastrophizing and Quality of Life Among Females With Dysmenorrhea
A Randomized Clinical Trial of Mindful Movement for Patients With Chronic Pelvic
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- Physical activity for psychological and physical well-being in menstruating individuals: an integrative review.BMC women's health · 2026Pooled it
- Aerobic exercise to alleviate primary dysmenorrhea in adolescents and young women: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025Pooled it
- Comparative effectiveness of exercise interventions for primary dysmenorrhea: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.BMC women's health · 2024Pooled it
- Comparative Effectiveness of Different Exercises for Reducing Pain Intensity in Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Sports medicine - open · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Therapeutic Exercise in Reducing the Severity of Primary Dysmenorrhea and Associated Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Physical agents' level in women with primary dysmenorrhea: A cross-sectional observational study.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026Observational
- Therapeutic Physical Exercise for Dysmenorrhea: A Scoping Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Review
- Exercise Therapy and Electrotherapy as an Intervention for Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of lifestyle medicine · 2023Review
- Physical activity level in women with primary dysmenorrhea: A cross-sectional observational study.Women's health (London, England)Observational
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundWe aimed to investigate the effects of exercise based on a specific protocol on the severity and duration of primary dysmenorrhea in students residing in dormitories of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, western Iran in 2017. STUDY
designRandomized controlled trial study.
methodsOverall, 86 students (43 in the interventional group and 43 in the control group) with mild to moderate dysmenorrhea were enrolled. The exercise based on the FITT protocol (Intensity of exercise, time of exercise, and type of exercise) was implemented for the interventional group in 8 weeks. The McGill Pain scale was used to determine the severity of pain in dysmenorrhea. Duration of pain was calculated in terms of the day. Research data were analyzed using SPSS 20 and the significance level was considered 0.05.
resultsThe mean dysmenorrhea severity in the first menstrual cycle after the intervention in intervention group was significantly lower than the control group (3.06 (1.78) and 4.74 (2.14), respectively) and in the second menstrual cycle (2.01 (1.54) and 4.61 (2.01) respectively) (P<0.001). The mean duration of dysmenorrhea in the first menstrual cycle after the intervention in intervention group was less than the control group (1.29 (0.92) and 2.32 (1.26) respectively) P<0.001) and in the second menstrual cycle (0.94 (0.93) and 2.13 (1.24) respectively) P<0.001).
conclusionSports activities based on a certain and organized protocol could improve dysmenorrhea.
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