Can gentle back and pelvic techniques ease period pain?
NCT ID NCT07576231
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests two manual therapy techniques—sacral release and lumbar mobilization—in 46 unmarried women with primary dysmenorrhea (painful periods). The goal is to see which better reduces pain, symptom severity, and improves quality of life over six weeks. Participants receive sessions three times per week for two menstrual cycles.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- manual therapy (sacral release technique and lumbar mobilization)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a simple, drug-free option for managing period pain and improving daily comfort.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 46 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The therapies are manual and effects can vary.
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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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About 46 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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- Ages
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13 to 19 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Unmarried female * Diagnosed with primary dysmenorrhea through WaLIDD Score * Regular menstrual cycles (21-35 days) * Pain score of \> 4 on the Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) during menstruation Exclusion Criteria: * Any pelvic inflammatory disease * Obesity * PCOS * Spinal deformity * Lumber radiculopathy * Heavy menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia) * Irregular menstrual cycles * Spine trauma and coccyx pain * History of pelvic or spinal surgery currently on hormonal therapy or other ongoing physiotherapy for dysmenorrhea
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ittefaq Hospital
RECRUITINGLahore, Punjab Province, 6400, Pakistan
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