Cochrane · systematic review · CD004142
Exercise for dysmenorrhoea
Armour, M, Ee, CC, Naidoo, D, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library
Gynaecology and FertilityAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
14
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
7
Included studies
NR
No studies 7 · 50%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 6 · 42.9%Low 1 · 7.1%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Exercise compared to no treatment for dysmenorrhoea
Population: young women with suspected primary dysmenorrhoea
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Menstrual pain intensity, measured by various outcome measures including VAS, MPQ and NRS at the end of the intervention Lower scores indicate less intense menstrual pain Exercise vs no treatment | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 632 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Adverse events Exercise vs no treatment | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 36 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Overall menstrual symptoms , measured by the MMDQ at the end of the intervention. Lower scores indicates lower menstrual symptom severity Exercise vs no treatment | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 120 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Use of rescue analgesic medication ‐ not reported Exercise vs no treatment | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Restriction of daily life activities ‐ not reported Exercise vs no treatment | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Absence from work or school ‐ not reported Exercise vs no treatment | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Quality of life, Exercise vs no treatment | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 55 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Exercise compared to non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for dysmenorrhoea
Population: young women with suspected primary dysmenorrhoea
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Menstrual pain intensity, measured by 100 mm VAS at the end of the intervention Higher scores indicate greater reductions in pain intensity from baseline Exercise vs non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 122 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Adverse events ‐ not reported Exercise vs non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Overall menstrual symptoms ‐ not reported Exercise vs non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Use of rescue analgesic medication assessed by: number of women who took rescue/additional analgesics during the last cycle Greater numbers indicate more women needed additional analgesics Exercise vs non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) | RR 1.77 [1.21, 2.6] | 1 study · 122 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Restriction of daily life activities ‐ not reported Exercise vs non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Absence from work or school Exercise vs non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) | OR 1 [0.49, 2.03] | 1 study · 122 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Quality of life ‐ not reported Exercise vs non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |