NCT06006507

The Effect of Exercise on Menstrual Symptoms

The Effect of Exercise on Menstrual Symptoms: a Randomised Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 54 (actual)
• Sponsor: Uskudar University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to contribute to the determination of the relationship between exercise and menstrual symptoms and to create an alternative for non-pharmacological coping methods with menstrual symptoms.

Detailed description

The type of research is randomized controlled trial. An average of 50 people who do not have exercise habits will participate in the study, and two randomized groups will be formed as exercise group and control group. Everyone will be asked to fill in the Menstruation Symptom Scale, the Menstruation Distress Scale, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale, the Fatigue Severity Scale, the International Physical Activity Scale, the Personal Information Form prepared by us, and the Voluntary and Consent Form during their menstrual period. The duration of the study will cover 3 (three) menstrual periods of the individuals. At the beginning and end of the study; They will be asked to fill in the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale, Fatigue severity scale, International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short form, Menstruation Symptom Scale and Menstruation Distress Complaint List.

Conditions

• Menstrual Problem

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	control	no exercise will be given
OTHER	exercise	In line with the recommendation of the World Health Organization, the exercise group will do 150 minutes of moderate-intensity walking a week and strengthening exercises prepared by the physiotherapist two days a week. Strengthening exercises will be taught by the physiotherapist in a session with the people in the exercise group in groups of five, and then exercise lists will be given to the people on digital exercise platform, where there are video narrations of the exercises. In addition, the participants will be asked to do balance exercises and macular exercise.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-09-01
• Primary completion: 2023-12-15
• Completion: 2023-12-20
• First posted: 2023-08-23
• Last updated: 2024-09-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)