NCT05998044

Effect of Video-based Exercise on Premenstrual Symptoms: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Uskudar University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of Pilates Based Exercises on premenstrual symptom (PMS) symptoms, perceived stress level and pain intensity.

Detailed description

The research is a quantitative study, and it is in the form of randomized controlled type research, one of the experimental research types. The sample of the study consisted of people who scored above the mild level according to the Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSS) score and volunteered to participate in the study. Participants will be divided into 2 groups as experimental group and control group by randomization method. Sociodemographic Information Form, Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSS), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Mcgill Melzack Pain Scale (MPQ) will be administered to the participants. Pre- and post-intervention data were statistically analyzed and compared.

Conditions

• Premenstrual Syndrome
• Stress

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Pilates Based Exercises	The average application time of the exercises is 30-40 minutes (with the first 10 minutes of warming up and the last 5 minutes of stretching). The first four exercises were used for the warm-up period and the last four exercises were used for the stretching period. The exercises will be done as 1 set of 8 repetitions. The Hundred exercise will be increased to 10 sets of 10 reps every two weeks to 10 reps, 12 reps, and 14 reps, respectively. Participants will be asked to open the video recording each time they exercise and follow them to do the exercises. Exercise Program: * Arm Circles * Toe Touch * bridge * Shoulder Bridge * Chest Lift * Hundred * Roll Up * Leg Circles * Chris Cross * Side Kick * Side Leg Circles * one leg kick * double leg kick * Swan * Single leg Stretch * Double leg Stretch * saw * Spine Stretch
OTHER	control	They will be asked not to participate in any regular exercise for 8 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-08-01
• Primary completion: 2023-10-12
• Completion: 2023-10-12
• First posted: 2023-08-18
• Last updated: 2023-10-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)