Effect of Video-based Exercise on Premenstrual Symptoms: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Uskudar University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Premenstrual Syndrome; Stress

Treatments: Other: control; Other: Pilates Based Exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05998044

Uskudar66

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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.)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Before starting the study for the Control Group, the participants were informed about the research and their consent will be obtained. Afterwards, evaluation surveys will be applied. They will be asked not to participate in any regular exercise for 8 weeks. At the end of 8 weeks, re-evaluation surveys will be applied.

Treatment:

Other: control

pilates group

Experimental group

Description:

After people fill out the evaluation questionnaires, they will watch the video recording of pilates based exercises via the link sent to them via Google Drive, and they will be applied twice a week for 8 weeks. All exercises in the video recording will be explained in written, applied and verbal form by the physiotherapist, and they will be asked to practice. Every week, feedback will be received from people that they have done the exercises via their contact numbers. The average application time of the exercises is 30-40 minutes (with the first 10 minutes of warming up and the last 5 minutes of stretching). Participants will be asked to open the video recording each time they exercise and follow them to do the exercises. At the end of 8 weeks, re-evaluation surveys will be applied.

Treatment:

Other: Pilates Based Exercises