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Effects of Kinesio Taping on Premenstrual Syndrome

ConditionOver 18 Years Old
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18-45
SponsorYağmur SÜRMELİ

About this trial

This randomized, single-blind study aimed to evaluate the effects of kinesio taping on PMS symptoms, happiness, and quality of life.

The primary question(s) it aimed to answer were:

Is there a significant difference in premenstrual symptoms, happiness, and quality of life between the kinesio taping intervention group and the sham taping placebo group?

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Being 18 years of age or older

Scoring at least 110 on the Premenstrual Syndrome Scale

Having regular menstrual cycles between 28 and 35 days

Not having any psychiatric diagnoses and not using psychiatric medications

Disqualifiers

Having been diagnosed with an allergic skin disease

Being pregnant

Having a history of allergy to kinesio tape

Having a diagnosed psychiatric disorder

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Intervention (Kinesio Taping) group

    Other intervention

    No studies have been found in the literature examining whether kinesio taping increases happiness in women with PMS.

Treatment groups

42 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Kinesio TapingExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Sham TapingPlacebo comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Premenstrual Syndrome Scale

The Premenstrual Syndrome Scale was developed by Gençdoğan in 2006 to determine premenstrual symptoms. It is a five-point Liker-type scale consisting of 44 items and 9 subscales (pain, bloating, cough, anger, anxiety, depressive affect, depressive thoughts, and sleep). The lowest score on the scale is 44, and the highest is 220. The score characteristics on the scale are the increase in the intensity of PMS indicators. A minimum total score of 110 points on the PMS is classified as PMS positive. The Cronbach's α value of the scale is 0.75.

Time frame
12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

1

Oxford Happiness Scale Short Form

Developed by Hills and Argyle (2002) and adapted into Turkish by Doğan and Akıncı-Çötok (2011), the scale is a 5-point Likert-type scale with 7 items. As the score obtained from the scale increases, the happiness level of the individual increases. The Cronbach's α value for the scale was found to be 0.74.

Time frame
12 weeks
2

Premenstrual Syndrome-Specific Quality of Life Scale

The Premenstrual Syndrome-Specific Quality of Life Scale was developed by Hadavi-Bavili and İlçioğlu in 2024. The scale consists of three subscales: physical (first 11 items), emotional (items 12-18), and social (items 19-22). All items on the scale are reverse-coded. The minimum score is 22, and the maximum score is 110. Cronbach's α for the physical subscale of the scale was 0.868, for the emotional subscale was 0.846, and for the social subscale was 0.676. The scale's Cronbach's α was found to be 0.90. As the score on the scale increases, so does the quality of life.

Time frame
12 weeks

Other outcomes

Locations

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Sponsors and contacts

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Yağmur SÜRMELİ

Lead sponsor

Mersin University

Sponsor institution

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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