Premenstrual Syndrome in Young Women With Eight Weeks of Aerobic Exercise

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The premenstrual syndrome includes physical and psychological symptoms that occur at the end menstrual cycle and exercise is one of the ways to reduce symptoms. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a regular 8-week aerobic exercise program on psychological symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.

Detailed Description
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Premenstrual syndrome is characterized by the presence of both physical and behavioral (including affective) symptoms that occur repetitively in the second half of the menstrual cycle and interfere with some aspects of the woman's life(1). The core symptoms of PMS include affective symptoms, such as irritability, depression, anxiety, and somatic symptoms, such as breast pain, bloating, swelling, and headache (2). Women with moderate to severe PMS symptoms had a reduction in health-related quality of life(3) and work productivity, increased work absenteeism, and visits to ambulatory healthcare providers (4), so the treatment of this syndrome is essential.

Official Title
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Premenstrual Syndrome in Young Women With Eight Weeks of Aerobic Exercise

Conditions
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Aerobic Exercise, Premenstrual Syndrome

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: aerobic exercise


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: young women aged 18-25 years with a body mass index (BMI): 18-25 kg/m2, having regular menstrual cycles of 23-35 days duration, no previous practice of aerobic exercise, free from musculoskeletal injury, not using oral contraceptive pills or taking any psychotropic agents, having no depression or genital tract diseases Exclusion Criteria: pregnancy, contraindications to physical exercise, metabolic or cardiorespiratory illness, cigarette smokers, women who recover from a major injury or using anti-inflammatory, hyperlipidemia or hypertension medications, any abnormality in ovulation, and women with diabetes mellitus, thyroid, pituitary, or ovarian disorders

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 25 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Other
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Eight Weeks of Aerobic Exercise
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Active Comparator: Aerobic group<br>The intervention consisted of aerobic exercise training, which was taught to participants face-to-face at a meeting. At the end of the session, we provided the intervention group with CDs and educational posters containing all the exercises | Behavioral: aerobic exercise<br>* aerobic training for 8 weeks, 3 times a week, and 60 min each time<br>|
| Placebo Comparator: Eight Weeks of Aerobic Exercise<br>The control group was subjected to all the pre-and post-assessments but were not asked to perform the exercise intervention. Instead, we phone-called them to give a reminder for filling out the questionnaires. | Behavioral: aerobic exercise<br>* aerobic training for 8 weeks, 3 times a week, and 60 min each time<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Emotional (EM) scale | emotional scale from [0 to 10] | eight weeks |