Comparison of Pilates and Aerobic Exercises on Pain, Anxiety and QOL in PMS

Comparison of Pilates and Aerobic Exercises on Pain, Anxiety and Quality of Life in Premenstrual Syndrome

The significance of this study is that it may improve the premenstrual symptoms like pain and anxiety in females with premenstrual syndrome and improve their quality of life. This study may add to the growing body of knowledge that if these two techniques yield comparable outcomes and if one technique is superior to the other, which should be the alternative choice of therapy. Therefore, the study will be done to compare the effects of Pilate exercises and aerobic exercises on pain, anxiety and quality of life in females with premenstrual syndrome.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Premenstrual Syndrome
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Pilates training; Other: Aerobic Exercise

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 26
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Pakistan
  • Punjab
    • Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, 54000
      • Riphah International University, Lahore

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 30 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Unmarried
• Age between 18-30 years
• Patients with at least 5 of 11 symptoms on premenstrual syndrome questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients suffering from Any Disability.
• Patients suffering from diabetes or hypertension or any other Chronic Illness.
• Spine fracture or history of Any Previous Surgery.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Pilates training; Group A will receive Pilates training. The treatment will be given with the frequency of 3 times per week for 8 weeks. Treatment sessions will be of 45 minutes with short resting intervals.	Other: Pilates training; It consists of patients who will receive pilates exercise training sessions 3 times per week for 8 weeks. Every session will be of 45 minutes. Exercise programs follow the basic principles of pilates method but particularly movements with low and medium difficulty levels will be chosen to adapt the program to the physical capacity of the patients. Protocol will be compromise of 9 modules: postural education, search for neutral position, sitting exercise, antalgic exercise, stretching exercises, proprioceptively improvement exercises and breathing exercises.
Experimental: Aerobic exercise; Group B will receive aerobic exercise plan. The frequency of treatment will be as same as that of Pilates exercise program i.e. 3 times a week for 8 weeks. Treatment sessions will be of 45 minutes with short resting intervals.	Other: Aerobic Exercise; It consists of patients who will receive aerobic exercise sessions 3 times per week for 8 weeks. Every session will be of 45 minutes. It will include warm up phase, active phase and

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Numeric Pain Rating Scale	The Numerical pain rating scale is the most commonly used pain scale in the health care. This scale is used on subjects of age more than 9. By using this scale ask the participant to rate their pain orally by giving the numbers from 0-10. 0 means no pain and 10 worst pain.	8th week
Anxiety	DASS-21 is a self reported questionnaire which is used to assess the severity of range of symptoms like depression, anxiety and stress. It is not only used to measure the severity of symptoms but can also be used to assess the subject's response to treatment. Less the scores mean less anxiety and more the score means severe anxiety.	8th week
WHO quality of life questionnaire	WHO inventiveness to develop a quality of life assessment arises from a requirement for a genuinely international measure of quality of life and a commitment to the continued promotion of an holistic approach to health and health care. Its developmental process consisted of several stages.	8th week

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Riphah International University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Adeela Arif, Mphil, Riphah International University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Dickerson LM, Mazyck PJ, Hunter MH. Premenstrual syndrome. Am Fam Physician. 2003 Apr 15;67(8):1743-52.
• Samadi Z, Taghian F, Valiani M. The effects of 8 weeks of regular aerobic exercise on the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome in non-athlete girls. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2013 Jan;18(1):14-9.
• Citil ET, Kaya N. Effect of pilates exercises on premenstrual syndrome symptoms: a quasi-experimental study. Complement Ther Med. 2021 Mar;57:102623. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102623. Epub 2020 Nov 24.
• Roh SY. Effect of a 16-week Pilates exercise program on the ego resiliency and depression in elderly women. J Exerc Rehabil. 2016 Oct 31;12(5):494-498. doi: 10.12965/jer.1632704.352. eCollection 2016 Oct.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 15, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 25, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): March 15, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 4, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 24, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): January 26, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 15, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 14, 2023
• Last Verified: June 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Disease; Menstruation Disturbances; Syndrome; Premenstrual Syndrome
• Other Study ID Numbers: Adeela Arif

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