NCT05832801

Effect of Pilates Exercises on Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Effect of Pilates Exercises on Symptom Severity in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 20 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

purpose: to investigate the effect of pilates exercises on patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Methods sixty patients with IBS will be recruited and randomly assigned into two groups, group A and group B. Patients in both groups will receive a traditional dietary advice for IBS, but group A will receive additional pilates exercises. All patients will be evaluated pre and post treatment for irritable bowel syndrome symptom severity, number of bowel movements , anxiety and depression , Fatigue and body weight.

Detailed description

A) Procedures for evaluation: The practical section of the study will be undertaken in 2months (2 sessions a week). Measurement will be taken before the start of treatment program then after the end of 2 months of treatment program in the following manner: 1. -Irritable bowel syndrome symptom severity score (IBS-SSS) will be used to measure severity of IBS symptoms 2. number of bowel movements per week will be recorded 3. The hospital anxiety and depression scale will be used to assess depression and anxiety 4. Modified Fatigue Impact scale (MFIS): was developed to assess the perceived impact of fatigue on a variety of daily activities. 5. weight height scale for assessing BMI B-Treatment procedures: All patients in both groups will be instructed to follow traditional dietary advice for IBS which is based on guidance provided by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE ) and the British Dietetic Association (BDA). . Group (A) Patients in this group will participate in 2 months Pilates exercise program, 2 times per week for 16 sessions, and will follow traditional dietary advice for IBS. Warming up and cooling down stretches for 5 minutes will be done before and after exercise Group (B) Each patient will follow traditional dietary advice for IBS which is based on guidance provided by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE ) and the British Dietetic Association (BDA). C)Data analysis: Statistical analysis will be performed through the statistical package for social studies (SPSS) version 24 for windows. Descriptive statistics will be conducted to describe the data. Mixed-Model ANOVA will be used to determine the within-group changes and the between-group difference. The level of significance for all statistical tests will be set at p\<0.05.

Conditions

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	( Traditional dietary advice )	traditional dietary advice for IBS which is based on guidance provided by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE ) and the British Dietetic Association (BDA). Its principles include adopting healthy, sensible eating patterns such as having regular meals, never eating too little/too much, maintaining adequate hydration, and reducing the intake of (1) alcohol/caffeine/fizzy drinks, (2) fatty/spicy/processed foods, (3) fresh fruit to a maximum of 3 per day, (4) fiber and other commonly consumed gas-producing foods (eg, beans, bread, sweeteners, etc), and (5) addressing any perceived food intolerances (eg, dairy).
OTHER	(Pilates exercises)	Pilates exercises will be in the form of Swan, One leg up-down, Leg circles, Single leg stretch, Saw, Side kicks, The hundred,. Pelvic lift on the ball, Sit-ups with the ball, Stretching on the ball. exercise Dose will be First month (first- eighth session) composed of one set of eight repetitions Second month (eighth-sixteenth session) composed of two sets of ten repetitions

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-07-01
• Primary completion: 2024-02-28
• Completion: 2024-02-28
• First posted: 2023-04-27
• Last updated: 2024-07-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt