An interventional study of Exercise and Relaxation techniques in Primary Dysmenorrhoea, sponsored by Cairo University. Terminated at 1 site in Egypt. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 25 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-18.
Sponsored by Cairo University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
Among 24 studies in Motor Activity by Cairo University — 5 open to participants now, 5 under way, none of them phase 3. Motor Activity · Cairo University.
Among the 24 studies in Motor Activity by Cairo University, this one is the 19th largest by enrollment of the 23 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 4 that started in 2025, is one of 23 with no phase, and was the 24th registered.
9,798 studies on the registry are indexed under Motor Activity; 1,910 are open to participants now.
Browse Motor Activity studies →5 of the 24 studies in Motor Activity by Cairo University are open now, in 1 country. Recruiting first, the newest first:
Cairo University · Sites in Egypt
Ages 25–45
Cairo University · Sites in Egypt
Ages 18–65
Cairo University · Sites in Egypt
Ages 40–65 · Women only
Cairo University · Sites in Egypt
Ages 25–45 · Women only
Cairo University
Ages 20–35 · Women only
By country, each count listing its studies:
Of the 1,201 Motor Activity studies recruiting now, 517 (43%) set no upper age limit and 535 (45%) stop at 75 or younger; 180 take children under 18; 420 take healthy volunteers.
This study: 18 Years to 25 Years · female · healthy volunteers too.
The full table on the hub →This tab as a report to print or save as PDF → With an account.
24 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.
First in 2017; this study’s year is marked. 4 started in 2025.
This study's enrollment of 40 is below the median of 60 across 8,388 interventional studies indexed under Motor Activity.
Median enrollment 60 across the 23 interventional studies, 158 across the 1 observational. Of the 16 that completed or were terminated, 0 (0%) have results posted.
This tab as a report to print or save as PDF → With an account.
Cairo University is the lead sponsor of 4,941 studies on the registry; 1,458 are open to participants now.
Of its 37 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 5 (14%) have results posted.
None of the studies under way reaches primary completion within a year.
Among the 24 studies in Motor Activity by Cairo University, from their registry updates:
Nothing recorded among them since 2026-09-25.
This tab as a report to print or save as PDF → With an account.
This study aims to evaluate the effect of aerobic exercises and relaxation techniques on pain severity, quality of life, and menstrual symptoms in females with primary dysmenorrhea.
Participants will be randomly assigned to either an exercise and relaxation group or a control group.
The intervention group will perform aerobic exercises and relaxation sessions for 12 weeks, while the control group will receive no intervention.
Pain levels, quality of life, and menstrual symptoms will be assessed before and after the intervention period.
Go through the criteria one by one — yes, no or not sure — and take the list to your doctor or the study team. Kept in this browser only.
Exclusion Criteria:
Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.
What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.
BMI (body mass index)
Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.
What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
participants will receive a structured exercises program consists of hip exercises, ,Bridging exercises ,Cobra pose ,Adductor stretching
Behavioral: Exercise
Participants will receive relaxation techniques including Meditation Yoga, Relaxation posture
Behavioral: Relaxation techniques
A structured exercises program consists of , Adductor stretching ,Bridging exercise, sit up exercises
Astructured relaxation program consisting of Relaxation positure,yoga ,meditation
Serum cortisol level at week 12
Serum cortisol levels will be measured from venous blood samples using a validated laboratory assay and reported in µg/dL (or nmol/L, depending on the laboratory). It will measured at baseline and after 12 weeks of the intervention.
Time frame: Baseline and 8week after the intervention
The Menstrual Distress Questionnaire
The Menstrual Distress Questionnaire will be used to assess menstrual distress. It assesses 8 factors covered by 47 items. These factors include pain, concentration, behavioral change, autonomic reaction, water retention, negative effect, arousal and control.It is four point rating scale from non as no pain to severe. Maximum score is 141 meaning severe pain and minimum score is 1 meaning very mild pain
Time frame: 12 weeks
Ran from Feb 2025 to primary completion in May 2025, 3 months.
How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.
This study is terminated, as verified in Aug 2026. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
Get an email when the registry record changes — status, dates, results — or when someone posts here.
Sign in to followQuestions and observations about this study, from anyone following it. Not medical advice, and not a channel to the study team — their contact details are on the registry record.
Sign in to join the discussion. Reading takes no account; posting does. You choose a display name, and a pseudonym is the default.
Nothing here yet. If you are running this trial, taking part in it, or weighing whether to, this is the place to say so.