Comparison of Pilates and Aerobic Exercises on Pain, Anxiety and QOL in PMS

NCT ID: NCT05697536

Last Updated: 2023-06-15

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

26 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-01-15

Study Completion Date

2023-03-15

Brief Summary

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The significance of this study is that it may improve the premenstrual symptoms like pain and anxiety in females with premenstrual syndrome and improve their quality of life. This study may add to the growing body of knowledge that if these two techniques yield comparable outcomes and if one technique is superior to the other, which should be the alternative choice of therapy. Therefore, the study will be done to compare the effects of Pilate exercises and aerobic exercises on pain, anxiety and quality of life in females with premenstrual syndrome.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Premenstrual Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Pilates training

Group A will receive Pilates training. The treatment will be given with the frequency of 3 times per week for 8 weeks. Treatment sessions will be of 45 minutes with short resting intervals.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Pilates training

Intervention Type OTHER

It consists of patients who will receive pilates exercise training sessions 3 times per week for 8 weeks. Every session will be of 45 minutes. Exercise programs follow the basic principles of pilates method but particularly movements with low and medium difficulty levels will be chosen to adapt the program to the physical capacity of the patients.

Protocol will be compromise of 9 modules: postural education, search for neutral position, sitting exercise, antalgic exercise, stretching exercises, proprioceptively improvement exercises and breathing exercises.

Aerobic exercise

Group B will receive aerobic exercise plan. The frequency of treatment will be as same as that of Pilates exercise program i.e. 3 times a week for 8 weeks. Treatment sessions will be of 45 minutes with short resting intervals.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Aerobic Exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

It consists of patients who will receive aerobic exercise sessions 3 times per week for 8 weeks. Every session will be of 45 minutes.

It will include warm up phase, active phase and

Interventions

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Pilates training

It consists of patients who will receive pilates exercise training sessions 3 times per week for 8 weeks. Every session will be of 45 minutes. Exercise programs follow the basic principles of pilates method but particularly movements with low and medium difficulty levels will be chosen to adapt the program to the physical capacity of the patients.

Protocol will be compromise of 9 modules: postural education, search for neutral position, sitting exercise, antalgic exercise, stretching exercises, proprioceptively improvement exercises and breathing exercises.

Intervention Type OTHER

Aerobic Exercise

It consists of patients who will receive aerobic exercise sessions 3 times per week for 8 weeks. Every session will be of 45 minutes.

It will include warm up phase, active phase and

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Unmarried
* Age between 18-30 years
* Patients with at least 5 of 11 symptoms on premenstrual syndrome questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients suffering from Any Disability.
* Patients suffering from diabetes or hypertension or any other Chronic Illness.
* Spine fracture or history of Any Previous Surgery.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Adeela Arif, Mphil

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

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Riphah International university, Lahore

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Site Status

Countries

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Pakistan

References

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Dickerson LM, Mazyck PJ, Hunter MH. Premenstrual syndrome. Am Fam Physician. 2003 Apr 15;67(8):1743-52.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12725453 (View on PubMed)

Samadi Z, Taghian F, Valiani M. The effects of 8 weeks of regular aerobic exercise on the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome in non-athlete girls. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2013 Jan;18(1):14-9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23983722 (View on PubMed)

Citil ET, Kaya N. Effect of pilates exercises on premenstrual syndrome symptoms: a quasi-experimental study. Complement Ther Med. 2021 Mar;57:102623. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102623. Epub 2020 Nov 24.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 33246104 (View on PubMed)

Roh SY. Effect of a 16-week Pilates exercise program on the ego resiliency and depression in elderly women. J Exerc Rehabil. 2016 Oct 31;12(5):494-498. doi: 10.12965/jer.1632704.352. eCollection 2016 Oct.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27807531 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Adeela Arif

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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