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NCT Number: NCT05697536

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Premenstrual Syndrome Menstruation Disturbances Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–30 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Riphah International university, Lahore

Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

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.

Treatment and study plan

Pilates training

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

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

Primary outcomes

  1. Numeric Pain Rating Scale

    Time frame: 8th week

    The Numerical pain rating scale is the most commonly used pain scale in the health care.

    This scale is used on subjects of age more than 9. By using this scale ask the participant to rate their pain orally by giving the numbers from 0-10. 0 means no pain and 10 worst pain.

  2. Anxiety

    Time frame: 8th week

    DASS-21 is a self reported questionnaire which is used to assess the severity of range of symptoms like depression, anxiety and stress. It is not only used to measure the severity of symptoms but can also be used to assess the subject's response to treatment. Less the scores mean less anxiety and more the score means severe anxiety.

  3. WHO quality of life questionnaire

    Time frame: 8th week

    WHO inventiveness to develop a quality of life assessment arises from a requirement for a genuinely international measure of quality of life and a commitment to the continued promotion of an holistic approach to health and health care. Its developmental process consisted of several stages.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Riphah International University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Comparison of Pilates and Aerobic Exercises on Pain, Anxiety and Quality of Life in Premenstrual Syndrome

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Jan 26, 2023
Registry last updated
Jun 15, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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