Clinical trial NCT06146673: A Multidimensional Study of Premenstrual Syndrome and Body Image
Official title: A Multidimensional Study of Premenstrual Syndrome, Body Image, Physical Activity and Sleep Quality Among Women in Reproductive Age
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Conditions: Body Image
Premenstrual Syndrome
Sleep
Physical Inactivity
Keywords: physical activity
premenstrual syndrome
body mass index
24 hour movement behaviour
sleep quality
body image
Lead sponsor: University of Pecs
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-11-27
Enrollment: 329
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 45
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: women between the ages of 18-45 who reported symptoms of PMS during the period of parameterization of the target group

Brief summary: The goal of this cross-sectional study is to investigate the influencing factors of body image in women of reproductive age. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are:

* Is there a connection between physical activity, body mass index and body image?
* Is there a connection between body image, premenstrual syndrome and sleep quality? Participants will fill out a complex online questionnaire.

Detailed description: During the research, the researchers use a quantitative method, in which the participants fill out the Knowledge of the Female Body Scale, the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire, the Body Appreciation Scale, the Sleep Quality Scale and the Premenstrual Assessment Form Short Form, as well as a general health status questionnaire. and a self-made questionnaire containing socio-demographic questions. In the course of the research, we form a sub-sample, on which we carry out further instrumental tests to monitor body composition and physical activity. The number of participants is approx. There will be 500 women between the ages of 18 and 45, who will be selected through targeted sampling. During the research, the data are processed in the SPSS v28.0 program and the following statistical methods are used: Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Shapiro-Wilk normality tests, Spearman and Pearson correlation analysis, Pearson chi-square test, linear regression analysis. During the research, the safety of the participants and the ethical rules are strictly observed.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* women
* between the ages of 18-45 years
* regular menstruation

Exclusion Criteria:

* older than 45 years
* pregnancy
* amenorrhoea
* premature ovarian failure

Primary outcomes:
measure: Body Image
timeFrame: 1 day
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Global Physical Activity Questionnaire
timeFrame: 1 week
measure: Sleep Quality
timeFrame: 1 day
measure: Premenstrual syndrome
timeFrame: 1 day
measure: Body mass index
timeFrame: 1 day
measure: Knowledge of he Female Body
timeFrame: 1 day
measure: Health Literacy
timeFrame: 1 day
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Pécs
country: Hungary
facility: University of Pécs
state: Baranya
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Pecs
name: Olívia Dózsa-Juhász, BSc
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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