Clinical trial NCT05290181: The Effect of Pilates Exercise and Whatsapp Text-Based Support Program on Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) Symptoms
Official title: The Effect of Pilates Exercise and Whatsapp Text-Based Support Program on Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Premenstrual Syndrome
Physical Exercise
Women's Health
Keywords: Premenstrual Syndrome
Pilates exercises
Text message
women's health
Lead sponsor: Aydin Adnan Menderes University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-03-22
Enrollment: 68
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 45
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: 68 female students with PMS who met the inclusion criteria will be divided into groups using a simple random method. There will be 34 female students in the intervention group and 34 female students in the control group.In order to prevent interaction between the intervention and control group students in the randomization, the places where the students stay (home, dormitory rooms) will be taken into account. A support program including pilates exercises and sending text messages will be applied to the students in the intervention group for 8 weeks. Online pilates exercises will be done 2 days a week and individual short messages will be sent to their smartphones via the Whatsapp application 3 days a week.
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of Pilates exercise and Whatsapp text message-based support program on PMS symptoms experienced by university female students.

Detailed description: In this study, it will be answered whether the Pilates exercise and the support program based on Whatsapp text messages have an effect on the PMS symptoms experienced by university female students. Demographic information of the participants will be collected with the Personal Information form. The personal information form is a form prepared by the researchers with the support of the literature, consisting of 21 questions aiming to obtain information about the socio-demographic characteristics, menstrual characteristics, and lifestyle behaviors of the students. PMS symptoms will be evaluated with the Premenstrual Syndrome Scale. First of all, the premenstrual syndrome scale will be applied by trying to reach all 380 female students studying at the school. Afterward, 68 students with PMS who meet the inclusion criteria will be divided into 34 intervention and 34 control groups by simple randomization. In order to prevent interaction between the intervention and control group students in the randomization, the places where the students stay (home, dormitory rooms) will be taken into account. A support program including pilates exercise and WhatsApp text messages will be applied to the initiative group for 8 weeks. No attempt will be made on the control group.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Having regular menstrual cycles (intervals of 21-35 days, lasting 3-10 days),
* Body mass index of 18.5-24.9 kg/m. to be between
* Absence of chronic disease,
* Absence of a hormonal disease such as polycystic ovary syndrome,
* Using smart mobile phone
* Not using oral contraceptives or antidepressants.

Exclusion Criteria:

* - Having a chronic or physical illness that prevents Pilates.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Premenstrual syndrome scale (PMSS)
timeFrame: Baseline
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Premenstrual syndrome scale (PMSS)
timeFrame: Immediately after the 8-week support intervention program
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Aydin
country: Turkey
facility: Aydin Adnan Menderes University
state: Söke
Study officials:
affiliation: Aydin Adnan Menderes University
name: Ayça Balmumcu, PhD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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