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Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

A Single Session of a Digital Health Tool-Delivered Exercise Intervention May Provide Immediate Relief from Pelvic Pain in Women with Endometriosis: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Study.

Muhammad Lutfi, Lance C Dalleck, Claire Drummond, Murray Drummond, Liana Paparella, Caitlin E Keith, Michael Kirton, Laura Falconer, Lemlem Gebremichael, Caroline Phelan and 4 more

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
6.6field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Muhammad LutfiCaring Futures Institute, SHAPE Research Centre, Clinical Exercise Physiology, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia.
Lance C DalleckCaring Futures Institute, SHAPE Research Centre, Clinical Exercise Physiology, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3825-2874
Claire DrummondCaring Futures Institute, SHAPE Research Centre, Clinical Exercise Physiology, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0737-6567
Murray DrummondCaring Futures Institute, SHAPE Research Centre, Clinical Exercise Physiology, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2321-6803
Liana PaparellaCaring Futures Institute, SHAPE Research Centre, Clinical Exercise Physiology, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia.
Caitlin E KeithCaring Futures Institute, SHAPE Research Centre, Clinical Exercise Physiology, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia.
Michael KirtonCaring Futures Institute, SHAPE Research Centre, Clinical Exercise Physiology, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia.
Laura FalconerCaring Futures Institute, SHAPE Research Centre, Clinical Exercise Physiology, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia.
Lemlem GebremichaelCaring Futures Institute, SHAPE Research Centre, Clinical Exercise Physiology, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6025-4756
Caroline PhelanCaring Futures Institute, SHAPE Research Centre, Clinical Exercise Physiology, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3036-6209
Christine BarryCollege of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5227-3524
Kiara RoscioCaring Futures Institute, SHAPE Research Centre, Clinical Exercise Physiology, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia.
Belinda LangeCaring Futures Institute, SHAPE Research Centre, Clinical Exercise Physiology, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia.
Joyce S RamosCaring Futures Institute, SHAPE Research Centre, Clinical Exercise Physiology, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia.
Flinders University · AUWestern Colorado University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEndometriosis is a debilitating chronic condition that is commonly associated with chronic pelvic pain, affecting approximately 10% of women of reproductive age worldwide. The general principle of pain management in this population involves both pharmacological and surgical interventions. There is also increasing interest in the use of exercise as an alternative non-pharmacological analgesic, but adherence and accessibility to face-to-face exercise-delivery modalities are poor. This study aims to determine the immediate impact of a single session of 'supervised' telehealth-delivered exercise compared to 'self-managed' virtual reality (VR)-delivered exercise on pelvic pain associated with endometriosis.

methodsTwenty-two women experiencing pelvic pain due to endometriosis were included and randomized into three groups: (i) VR-delivered exercise group (n = 8); (ii) telehealth-delivered exercise group (n = 8); and (iii) control group (n = 6). The visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to assess the severity of pelvic pain.

resultsThere was no statistically significant between-group difference (

conclusionsOur study suggests that a single bout of a 'self-managed' VR-delivered exercise may be as efficacious as a single session of 'supervised' telehealth-delivered exercise in providing immediate relief from pelvic pain associated with endometriosis.

Indexed as

EndometriosisAnalgesicsExercise TherapyFemaleHumansPelvic PainPilot ProjectsAnalgesicsendometriosispelvic paintelehealthvirtual realitywomen’s health

Identifiers

PMID36767032
PMCPMC9914835
OpenAlexW4316673496

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