Clinical trial NCT05998044: Effect of Video-based Exercise on Premenstrual Symptoms: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Official title: Effect of Video-based Exercise on Premenstrual Symptoms: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Premenstrual Syndrome
Stress
Keywords: stress
Pilates Based Exercises
Lead sponsor: Uskudar University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-08-18
Enrollment: 50
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 35
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Pilates exercises will be given to the experimental group
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to examine the effects of Pilates Based Exercises on premenstrual symptom (PMS) symptoms, perceived stress level and pain intensity.

Detailed description: The research is a quantitative study, and it is in the form of randomized controlled type research, one of the experimental research types. The sample of the study consisted of people who scored above the mild level according to the Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSS) score and volunteered to participate in the study. Participants will be divided into 2 groups as experimental group and control group by randomization method. Sociodemographic Information Form, Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSS), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Mcgill Melzack Pain Scale (MPQ) will be administered to the participants. Pre- and post-intervention data were statistically analyzed and compared.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being a woman between the ages of 18-35.
* Not having a condition that prevents exercise (not having orthopedic, cardiopulmonary, mental diseases, etc. that will prevent exercise).
* Not having given birth.
* Volunteer to participate in the study.
* Having a score above the mild level on the PMSS score.
* Normal menstrual cycle.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Having a condition that prevents you from exercising.
* Having a chronic disease.
* Being on any medication regularly.
* Being pregnant.
* Being in the menopausal period.
* Having a gynecological disease (endometriosis, ovarian cyst, pelvic infection, fibroid/uterine tumor etc.)

Primary outcomes:
measure: Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSS)
timeFrame: 10 weeks
measure: Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)
timeFrame: 10 weeks
measure: McGill Melzack Pain Questionnaire (MPQ)
timeFrame: 10 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Üsküdar Unıversıty
Study officials:
affiliation: Uskudar University
name: Şeyma AYKUT
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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