The Effects of Aerobic Exercise During the Different Phases of Menstural Cycle

NCT ID: NCT06750250

Last Updated: 2025-01-13

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 48 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-12-15
• Study Completion Date: 2025-06-15

Brief Summary

The menstrual cycle is a term to describe the sequence of events that occur in body as it prepares for the possibility of pregnancy each month. The average length of a menstrual cycle is 28 days. However a cycle can range in length from 21 days to about 35 days and still normal. The menstrual cycle is the time from the first day of your menstrual period until the first day of your next menstrual period. Every person's cycle is slightly different, but the process is the same. Menstruation is the monthly shedding of the lining of the uterus. Menstrual blood which is partly blood and partly tissue from the inside of the uterus flows from the uterus through the cervix and out of the body through vagina. Some people experience symptoms of menstruation and others don't. The intensity of these symptoms can also vary. The most common symptom is cramps. The cramping you feel in your pelvic area is your uterus contracting to release its lining. Menstrual cycle have four phases, menses phase (3 to 7 days of your periods), follicular phase (during the 10 to 14 days), ovulation phase (14 day if cycle is 28 days) and luteal phase (15 to 28 days).These will a Randomized control trial conduct on 42 participants. The data will be collected ffrom ladies gym and muscle work gym by using non-probability convenience sampling technique. The age between 18-25 years participants will perform the aerobic exercises during the different phases of menstrual cycle. A sample will be divided into two groups each group have 21 participants. The Group A control group will Education and Self-Management about health and fitness and perform the walk. Group B intervention group will be given the Aerobic exercise (cycling, treadmill and running). The participants assessed with Borg scale for rate perceived exertion, berg balance questionnaire use for performance test parameters and menstrual stress questionnaire use for behaviour. Data will be analyzed by using SPSS version 26.0.

Conditions

Menstrual Cycle

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

patient education

Patient Education: Providing information on the benefits of physical activity, proper exercise techniques, and self-care strategies. Self-Management Programs: Empowering women to take an active role in managing their health and fitness. Frequency: 3 session/ month, Intensity: Mild to moderate, Type: Walking, Time: 30 to 45mints /sessions

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Patient education

Intervention Type: OTHER

The group A will be Education and Self-Management. Patient Education: Providing information on the benefits of physical activity, proper exercise techniques, and self-care strategies.

Self-Management Programs: Empowering women to take an active role in managing their health and fitness. Frequency: 3 session/ month, Intensity: Mild to moderate, Type: Walking Time: 30 to 45mints /sessions

Aerobic exercises

Group B will perform the aerobic exercises (such as bicycling, treadmill and running) these exercises. Aerobic exercises performed 30 to 45min/session. Frequency: 3 session /month Intensity: Mild to moderate, Type: treadmill, bicycling, running ,Time: 30 to 45min/month

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Aerobics

Intervention Type: OTHER

Treadmill: A manual Treadmill intervention involves moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on a treadmill for 15 minute with the heart rate gradually reaching 75-85% of the maximum. Training frequency was not specified. It significantly reduced menstrual pain intensity 3 session per month. Stationary Bicycling: Start with gentle, low-intensity cycling and gradually increase as comfort allow the duration of exercise 10 mints per month. Running : The running is a low intensity effort of short to moderate duration 10 to 15 mints per mile

Interventions

Patient education

The group A will be Education and Self-Management. Patient Education: Providing information on the benefits of physical activity, proper exercise techniques, and self-care strategies.

Self-Management Programs: Empowering women to take an active role in managing their health and fitness. Frequency: 3 session/ month, Intensity: Mild to moderate, Type: Walking Time: 30 to 45mints /sessions

Intervention Type: OTHER

Aerobics

Treadmill: A manual Treadmill intervention involves moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on a treadmill for 15 minute with the heart rate gradually reaching 75-85% of the maximum. Training frequency was not specified. It significantly reduced menstrual pain intensity 3 session per month. Stationary Bicycling: Start with gentle, low-intensity cycling and gradually increase as comfort allow the duration of exercise 10 mints per month. Running : The running is a low intensity effort of short to moderate duration 10 to 15 mints per mile

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age ranged 18 - 25 years
• Physical active women
• Weight 40 to 60
• Normal BMI ( 18 to 24)

Exclusion Criteria

• Contraceptive pills
• Perimenupause
• Ammnorehic women
• Pregnant female
• Irregular menstrual cycle
• Non-smokers to minimize confounding cardiovascular effects

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 25 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Rabiya Noor, PHD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

Sheikh Zayed Hospital,

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Pakistan

Central Contacts

IQBAL TARIQ, PHD

Role: CONTACT

iqbal.tariq@riphah.edu.pk

03338236752

IMRAN AMJAD, PHD

Role: CONTACT

Imran.amjad@riphah.edu.pk

03324390125

Facility Contacts

Sidra Afzal, PP-DPT

Role: primary

sidra.afzal@riphah.edu.pk

03124378540

References

Bull JR, Rowland SP, Scherwitzl EB, Scherwitzl R, Danielsson KG, Harper J. Real-world menstrual cycle characteristics of more than 600,000 menstrual cycles. NPJ Digit Med. 2019 Aug 27;2:83. doi: 10.1038/s41746-019-0152-7. eCollection 2019.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 31482137 (View on PubMed)

American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Adolescence; American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Committee on Adolescent Health Care; Diaz A, Laufer MR, Breech LL. Menstruation in girls and adolescents: using the menstrual cycle as a vital sign. Pediatrics. 2006 Nov;118(5):2245-50. doi: 10.1542/peds.2006-2481.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 17079600 (View on PubMed)

Magyar DM, Boyers SP, Marshall JR, Abraham GE. Regular menstrual cycles and premenstrual molimina as indicators of ovulation. Obstet Gynecol. 1979 Apr;53(4):411-4. No abstract available.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 571587 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

REC/RCR & AHS/24/0519

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id