The Effect of Pilates Exercise and Whatsapp Text-Based Support Program on Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) Symptoms (PMS)

The Effect of Pilates Exercise and Whatsapp Text-Based Support Program on Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Study

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of Pilates exercise and Whatsapp text message-based support program on PMS symptoms experienced by university female students.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Women's Health; Premenstrual Syndrome; Physical Exercise
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: A support program with pilates exercise and whatsapp text message

Detailed Description

In this study, it will be answered whether the Pilates exercise and the support program based on Whatsapp text messages have an effect on the PMS symptoms experienced by university female students. Demographic information of the participants will be collected with the Personal Information form. The personal information form is a form prepared by the researchers with the support of the literature, consisting of 21 questions aiming to obtain information about the socio-demographic characteristics, menstrual characteristics, and lifestyle behaviors of the students. PMS symptoms will be evaluated with the Premenstrual Syndrome Scale. First of all, the premenstrual syndrome scale will be applied by trying to reach all 380 female students studying at the school. Afterward, 68 students with PMS who meet the inclusion criteria will be divided into 34 intervention and 34 control groups by simple randomization. In order to prevent interaction between the intervention and control group students in the randomization, the places where the students stay (home, dormitory rooms) will be taken into account. A support program including pilates exercise and WhatsApp text messages will be applied to the initiative group for 8 weeks. No attempt will be made on the control group.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 68
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Söke
    • Aydin, Söke, Turkey, 9000
      • Aydin Adnan Menderes University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 45 years (ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Having regular menstrual cycles (intervals of 21-35 days, lasting 3-10 days),
• Body mass index of 18.5-24.9 kg/m. to be between
• Absence of chronic disease,
• Absence of a hormonal disease such as polycystic ovary syndrome,
• Using smart mobile phone
• Not using oral contraceptives or antidepressants.

Exclusion Criteria:

• - Having a chronic or physical illness that prevents Pilates.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Pilates exercise and whatsapp text message group; A support program including pilates exercises and sending text messages will be applied to the students in the intervention group for 8 weeks. Online pilates exercises will be done 2 days a week and individual short messages will be sent to their smartphones via the Whatsapp application 3 days a week. Participants will be provided with Pre Pilates exercises, Pilates Mat Program: Beginner Level, Pilates Mat Program: Intermediate Level, Pilates Mat Program: Advanced level exercises. The exercises will be done online in the presence of a research physiotherapist with The Australian Physiotherapy & Pilates InstituteMatwork Level 1 (APPI) certificate.	Other: A support program with pilates exercise and whatsapp text message; Female students in the intervention group will be given online pilates exercises 2 days a week for 8 weeks. Pre Pilates exercises, Pilates Mat Program: Beginner Level, Pilates Mat Program: Intermediate Level, Pilates Mat Program: Advanced level exercises will be provided. The exercises will be performed in the company of a research physiotherapist who has The Australian Physiotherapy & Pilates InstituteMatwork Level 1 (APPI) certificate. 3 days a week, individual short messages will be sent to the smartphones of female students via the Whatsapp application. General information about PMS will be sent in the first week, and motivational messages about lifestyle will be sent in the following weeks. Short message contents will be prepared by researchers in line with the literature and expert opinion will be taken. When the support program ends, PMSS will be applied to female students in the intervention group.
NO_INTERVENTION: Control group; No intervention will be made in the control group.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Premenstrual syndrome scale (PMSS)	The premenstrual syndrome scale (PMSS) aims to measure the severity of symptoms. The scale consists of 44 items in 5-point Likert type. The Cronbach's alpha value of the scale was determined as 0.75. As stated in the PMSS directive, while filling out the scale, the participants should mark according to the symptoms they felt one week before the period. In scoring the scale, the "Never" option is 1 point, the "Very little" option is 2 points, the "Sometimes" option is 3 points, the "Frequently" option is 4 points, and the "Constantly" option is evaluated. as 5 points. While evaluating the PMSS results, the presence of PMS is evaluated according to the condition of passing 50% of the highest score that can be obtained from the total and subscale scores. The highest possible score for the total score is 220, 50% of which is 110. A score above 110 points on the scale indicates the presence of PMS.	Baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Premenstrual syndrome scale (PMSS)	The premenstrual syndrome scale (PMSS) aims to measure the severity of symptoms. The scale consists of 44 items in 5-point Likert type. The Cronbach's alpha value of the scale was determined as 0.75. As stated in the PMSS directive, while filling out the scale, the participants should mark according to the symptoms they felt one week before the period. In scoring the scale, the "Never" option is 1 point, the "Very little" option is 2 points, the "Sometimes" option is 3 points, the "Frequently" option is 4 points, and the "Constantly" option is evaluated. as 5 points. While evaluating the PMSS results, the presence of PMS is evaluated according to the condition of passing 50% of the highest score that can be obtained from the total and subscale scores. The highest possible score for the total score is 220, 50% of which is 110. A score above 110 points on the scale indicates the presence of PMS.	Immediately after the 8-week support intervention program

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Aydin Adnan Menderes University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): January 12, 2022
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): March 2, 2022
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): June 5, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 3, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 19, 2022
• First Posted (ACTUAL): March 22, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): February 6, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 3, 2023
• Last Verified: February 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: women's health; Pilates exercises; Text message; Premenstrual Syndrome
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Disease; Menstruation Disturbances; Syndrome; Premenstrual Syndrome
• Other Study ID Numbers: ABalmumcu

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No