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CTRI Number  CTRI/2010/091/000658 [Registered on: 12/07/2010]
Last Modified On: 13/05/2011
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study
Modification(s)  
Behavioral 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study
Modification(s)  
A clinical trial to study the effects of exercise and hot water bottle in the management of menstrual pain among school girls.  
Scientific Title of Study
Modification(s)  
A randomized controlled trial of exercise and hot water bottle in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea in school girls of Chandigarh,India. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
Modification(s)  
Name  DrAditi Chaudhuri 
Designation   
Affiliation  PGIMER Chandigarh 
Address  78c, Binoba Bhave Road,P.O.Sahapur.
junior resident, department of community medicine, postgraduate institute of medical education & research. chandigarh, sector-12. INDIA.
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL
700038
India 
Phone  09216224575  
Fax    
Email  draditipgi@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr.Aditi Chaudhuri 
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address  78c, Binoba Bhave Road,P.O.Sahapur.

Kolkata
WEST BENGAL
700038
India 
Phone  09216224575  
Fax    
Email  draditipgi@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr.Aditi Chaudhuri 
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address  78c, Binoba Bhave Road,P.O.Sahapur.

Kolkata
WEST BENGAL
700038
India 
Phone  09216224575  
Fax    
Email  draditipgi@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
postgraduate institute of medical education & research.chandigarh, sector -12.pincode-160012. 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  dr.aditi chaudhuri. 
Address   
Type of Sponsor   
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
nil   
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 2  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
dr.aditi chaudhuri  government model high school, sector -12, chandigarh.  government model senior secondary school, sector -10, chandigarh.,-160012
Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH 
09216224575

draditipgi@gmail.com 
dr.aditi chaudhuri  government model senior secondary school, sector-10, chandigarh.  ,-
Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH 


draditipgi@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
postgraduate institute of medical education & research ethics committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  primary dysmenorrhoea,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  exercise  10-15 minutes each time, twice a day during the whole month, except on the days of menstruation 
Comparator Agent  hot water bottle  to be used for 15-20minutes each time, for 2-3 times a day, during menstrual pain. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From   
Age To   
Gender   
Details  all school girls of standard 8th to 10th who complains of primary dysmenorrhoea. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. whose parents have not given consent. 2. who are physically handicapped. 3. who are suffering from any condition in which exercise is contraindicated- respiratory disease, heart disease,recent surgery. 4.those with severe dysmenorrhoea and on any medical treatment. 5. those who are not willing to answer the questions or practise the interventions. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence
Modification(s)  
Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome
Modification(s)  
Outcome  TimePoints 
change in pain score  at 1st, 2nd, 3rd month after intervention. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
change in MENSTRUAL DISTRESS QUESTIONNAIRE score.  at 1st, 2nd, 3rd month after intervention.  
 
Target Sample Size
Modification(s)  
Total Sample Size="128"
Sample Size from India="128" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= ""
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  19/04/2010 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="7"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details    
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary   this study is a randomized, parallel group, active control trial comparing the effect of exercise and hot water bottle in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea among school girls of 2 schools in Chandigarh.The primary outcome measures will be change in the intensity of pain and severity of menstrual symptoms after 1st , 2nd, 3rd month after interventions. 
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