NCT06615258

The Effect of Breathing-based Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on Menstrual Symptoms, Pain and Quality of Life

Completed NA Last updated 15 August 2025

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization based breathing training and pelvic floor muscle training in Dysmenorrhea Primary in 66 participants. Completed in 1 March 2025.

Timeline

1 October 2024

Primary endpoint
1 January 2025

1 March 2025

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Izmir University of Economics
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	double
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	66
Start date	1 October 2024
Primary completion	1 January 2025
Estimated completion	1 March 2025
Sites	1 location across Turkey (Türkiye)

Drugs / interventions tested

• Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization based breathing training and pelvic floor muscle training
• Pelvic floor muscle training

Conditions studied

• Dysmenorrhea Primary — all drugs for Dysmenorrhea Primary →
• Pain Management — all drugs for Pain Management →
• Diaphragmatic Breathing — all drugs for Diaphragmatic Breathing →
• Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise — all drugs for Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise →

Sponsor

Izmir University of Economics

Who can join

Adults 18 to 35, female only, with Dysmenorrhea Primary or Pain Management. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Primary dysmenorrheic (PD) pain usually begins during adolescence, at menarche or shortly after (6-24 months), and has a clear and predictable temporal pattern. The pain typically radiates to the back and thighs and lasts for 8-72 hours. The pain is most severe on the first and/or second day of menstrual bleeding. Additionally, systemic symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, and insomnia often accompany the pain. In secondary dysmenorrhea, it can result from a range of identifiable pathological conditions, including endometriosis, adenomyosis, fibroids, and pelvic inflammatory disease. Other gynecological symptoms such as intermenstrual bleeding and menorrhagia may also accompany it, depending on the underlying condition. Empirical treatment approaches have been reported as appropriate for patients with primary dysmenorrhea based on symptoms and physical examination results. Recent studies have indicated that during diaphragmatic breathing, all the muscles that make up the thoracic and abdominal walls should expand in a cylindrical manner in all directions through synchronized eccentric activity. Thus, a more effective result will occur with the concentric contraction and 360-degree expansion of the diaphragm during inspiration, which raises intra-abdominal pressure .

Within the framework of this information, the aim of this study is to examine the effects of respiration-based physiotherapy approaches on menstrual symptoms, pain, and quality of life in women with PD.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.