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NCT Number: NCT05811455

Comparative Effects of Aerobic Exercises and Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises on Pain and Quality of Life

Premenstrual syndrome is the clinical condition in which reproductive age females suffer from emotional and physical symptoms not related to any disease, starting usually 5 days before the menstrual cycle for 3 consecutive cycles.

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Key information

Conditions

Pain Syndrome Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders Somatoform Disorders

Age range

18 year–40 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Johar Institute of Professional Studies

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

About this study

Premenstrual syndrome is the clinical condition in which reproductive age females suffer from emotional and physical symptoms not related to any disease, starting usually five days before the menstrual cycle for three consecutive cycles. As menstrual cycle starts in females these symptoms vanish on 4th day of menstruation. Around 10% to 53% of female adults suffer from this condition. This condition limits activities of daily life and adversely effects the quality of life therefore, the administration of proper medical intervention is very important. Aerobic exercises and progressive muscle relaxation exercises have been effective in the treatment of premenstrual syndrome previously in a few studies. However, these two interventions have never been compared to test their effects on pain, and functional performance.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age between 18 to 40 years
  • Females in their last week of the luteal phase (1 week before menstruation)
  • Females with regular menstrual with equal intervals between 21 and 35 days
  • Females with a score of 133 and above after being screened with Premenstrual syndrome scale
  • Females suffering from PMS for at least the past six months

Exclusion criteria

  • Females with the irregular menstrual cycle
  • Pregnant females
  • Menstruating females or females in the follicular or ovulatory phase
  • History of physical exercise in the past three months before the beginning of the study
  • Females suffering from other gynecological issues such as endometriosis, PCOS, uterine or cervical cancer

Treatment and study plan

aerobic exercises

Other

To compare the effects of aerobic exercise and progressive muscle relaxation exercises on pain and quality of life in premenstrual syndrome

Progressive Muscle Relaxation

Other

progressive muscle relaxation exercises.

Primary outcomes

  1. 1. For Anxiety, Depression: • DASS-21 The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21 Items (DASS-21)

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21 Items (DASS-21) is a set of three self-report scales designed to measure the emotional states of depression, anxiety and stress.(16)

  2. Numerical rating scales (NRSs)

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    Numerical rating scales (NRSs) are the simplest and most commonly used scale. The numerical scale is most commonly 0 to 10, with 0 being "no pain" and 10 being "the worst pain imaginable

  3. • SF-36 The 36-Item Short Form Health Survey questionnaire (SF-36)

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    The 36-Item Short Form Health Survey questionnaire (SF-36) is a very popular instrument for evaluating Health-Related Quality of Life. The SF-36 measures eight scales: physical functioning (PF), role physical (RP), bodily pain (BP), general health (GH), vitality (VT), social functioning (SF), role emotional (RE), and mental health (MH)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Riphah International University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Comparative Effects of Aerobic Exercises and Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises on Pain,Anxiety and Quality of Life

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2023
First posted
Apr 13, 2023
Registry last updated
Apr 13, 2023

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