Can pelvic floor exercises plus taping or electrical current ease period pain?
NCT ID NCT07831421
First seen Sep 21, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026
Summary
Researchers are testing whether adding interferential current or kinesio taping to pelvic floor muscle exercises helps women with primary dysmenorrhea. Sixty women aged 18 to 30 will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: exercises alone, exercises plus interferential current, or exercises plus both interferential current and kinesio taping. The study will measure changes in pain, sleep quality, and health-related quality of life over the treatment period.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- pelvic floor muscle exercises, with or without interferential current or kinesio taping
- What this could lead to
- If the added therapies help, women with primary dysmenorrhea could have more options for managing period pain without relying only on medication.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, short trial of 60 women. The exercises and added treatments may not relieve pain better than exercise alone, and the results may not apply to all women with period pain.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 30 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * The inclusion criteria were being 18-30 years of age, having regular menstrual cycles, having a diagnosis of primary dysmenorrhea, reporting menstrual pain greater than 4/10 on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) during the previous 6 months Exclusion Criteria: * conditions associated with secondary dysmenorrhea, such as endometriosis, adenomyosis, uterine fibroids, or endometrial polyps; a history of pelvic infection; use of an intrauterine device or oral contraceptives; previous pregnancy or childbirth; presence of a cardiac pacemaker; pelvic floor dysfunction related to a neurological disorder; and inability to provide informed consent
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istanbul
Istanbul, 34000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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