Clinical trial NCT06837714: Investigation of the Effects of Pilates Exercises on Menopause Symptoms and Sexual Dysfunction in Postmenopausal Women
Official title: Investigation of the Effects of Pilates Exercises on Menopausal Symptoms and Sexual Dysfunction in Postmenopausal Women
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Menopausal Syndrome
Sexual Dysfunctions
Quality of Life and Menopause
Keywords: postmenopause
pilates
menopausal syndrome
sexual dysfunctions
Quality of life
Lead sponsor: Batman University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-02-20
Enrollment: 30
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 45
Maximum age (years): 60
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: 1. Reformer pilates group
2. Group that includes lifestyle changes
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Menopause represents a major transition in a woman's life as estrogen and progesterone levels decline, and this hormonal shift is associated with a range of symptoms that can significantly impact a woman's quality of life, including vasomotor symptoms such as hot flushes and night sweats, and urogenital symptoms such as vaginal dryness and sexual dysfunction.

Detailed description: This study aimed to investigate the effects of Pilates exercises on menopausal symptoms and sexual dysfunction in postmenopausal women. The research seeks to understand how an 8-week Pilates program, conducted twice a week, influences the quality of life and sexual function during the postmenopausal period. A total of 30 postmenopausal women were included in this study, divided into a Pilates group and a control group. The Pilates group participated in an 8-week Pilates exercise program, while the control group received no exercise intervention but attended menopause information sessions. Data were collected using the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS), the Menopausal-Specific Quality of Life Scale (MENQOL), and the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) before and after the intervention. Body Mass Index (BMI) was recorded, but not used in the primary analysis.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Women who have reached menopause
* Being physically or cognitively competent to exercise
* Those who agreed to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Those with serious heart disease, DM, kidney, liver, thyroid disease and cancer patients
* Those receiving hormone therapy
* People using antipsychotic medication
* Those using steroids and derivative drugs
* People using insulin sensitizing drugs Those with musculoskeletal system diseases that would prevent them from exercising Cognitive problems that affect cooperation

Primary outcomes:
measure: Menopause Rating Scale (MRS)
timeFrame: 8 week
measure: Menopausal-Specific Quality of Life Scale (MENQOL)
timeFrame: 8 week
measure: Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI)
timeFrame: 8 week
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Batman
country: Turkey
facility: Batman Center
state: Gültepe
city: Batman
country: Turkey
facility: Batman university
city: Batman
country: Turkey
facility: Türkiye
Study officials:
affiliation: Batman University
name: YİĞİT KOCAMER MERVE
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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