New Management of PMS Anxiety

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Premenstrual Anxiety

Treatments: Other: Pilates exercises; Other: Dietary recommendations

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07037667

P.T.REC/012/004060

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effect of Pilates exercises in management of premenstrual anxiety in adult virgin females.The main question it aims to answer is :

Do Pilates exercises have an effect on premenstrual anxiety? Researcher will compare the effect of Pilates exercises to dietary recommendations as healthy snacks rich in magnesium and vitamin B-6 to see if Pilates exercises have an effect on premenstrual anxiety.

Participants will :

Do Pilates exercises two times per week for 12 weeks.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All participants are virgins.
• All of them suffering from moderate and severe premenstrual anxiety.
• Their BMI is less than 30 km/m2
• The regularity of their menstrual cycle is 28-35 days.

Exclusion criteria

• Smoking.
• Taking any medications for anxiety.
• Irregular menstruation.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Experimental group

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will do Pilates exercises as single leg lift 10 rep and one leg circle 5 times in each direction for 15 minutes 2 times per week for 12 weeks and receives dietary recommendations as healthy snacks that are rich in magnesium and vitamin B-6.

Treatment:

Other: Dietary recommendations

Other: Pilates exercises

Control group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

This group will receive dietary recommendations as healthy snacks that are rich in magnesium and vitamin B-6.

Treatment:

Other: Dietary recommendations