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

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

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

Conditions
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Premenstrual Syndrome

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Pilates training
* Other: Aerobic Exercise


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 30 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Pilates training<br>Group A will receive Pilates training. The treatment will be given with the frequency of 3 times per week for 8 weeks. Treatment sessions will be of 45 minutes with short resting intervals. | Other: Pilates training<br>* 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.<br>|
| Experimental: Aerobic exercise<br>Group B will receive aerobic exercise plan. The frequency of treatment will be as same as that of Pilates exercise program i.e. 3 times a week for 8 weeks. Treatment sessions will be of 45 minutes with short resting intervals. | Other: Aerobic Exercise<br>* 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<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Numeric Pain Rating Scale | 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. | 8th week | 
| Anxiety | 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. | 8th week | 
| WHO quality of life questionnaire | 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. | 8th week |