The Effects of Aerobic Exercise During the Different Phases of Menstural Cycle

The Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Rate Perceived Exertion, Performance Test Parameters and Behaviour During the Different Phases of Menstural Cycle

The menstrual cycle is a term to describe the sequence of events that occur in body as it prepares for the possibility of pregnancy each month. The average length of a menstrual cycle is 28 days. However a cycle can range in length from 21 days to about 35 days and still normal. The menstrual cycle is the time from the first day of your menstrual period until the first day of your next menstrual period. Every person's cycle is slightly different, but the process is the same. Menstruation is the monthly shedding of the lining of the uterus. Menstrual blood which is partly blood and partly tissue from the inside of the uterus flows from the uterus through the cervix and out of the body through vagina. Some people experience symptoms of menstruation and others don't. The intensity of these symptoms can also vary. The most common symptom is cramps. The cramping you feel in your pelvic area is your uterus contracting to release its lining. Menstrual cycle have four phases, menses phase (3 to 7 days of your periods), follicular phase (during the 10 to 14 days), ovulation phase (14 day if cycle is 28 days) and luteal phase (15 to 28 days).These will a Randomized control trial conduct on 42 participants. The data will be collected ffrom ladies gym and muscle work gym by using non-probability convenience sampling technique. The age between 18-25 years participants will perform the aerobic exercises during the different phases of menstrual cycle. A sample will be divided into two groups each group have 21 participants. The Group A control group will Education and Self-Management about health and fitness and perform the walk. Group B intervention group will be given the Aerobic exercise (cycling, treadmill and running). The participants assessed with Borg scale for rate perceived exertion, berg balance questionnaire use for performance test parameters and menstrual stress questionnaire use for behaviour. Data will be analyzed by using SPSS version 26.0.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Menstrual Cycle
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Patient education; Other: Aerobics

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 48
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: imran amjad, PhD; Phone Number: 03324390125; Email: imran.amjad@riphah.edu.pk
• Study Contact Backup: Name: iqbal Tariq, phd; Phone Number: 03338236752; Email: iqbal.tariq@riphah.edu.pk

Study Locations

• Pakistan
  • Punjab
    • Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, 54000
      • Recruiting
      • Sheikh Zayed Hospital,
      • Contact: Sidra Afzal, PP-DPT; Phone Number: 03124378540; Email: sidra.afzal@riphah.edu.pk

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age ranged 18 - 25 years
• Physical active women
• Weight 40 to 60
• Normal BMI ( 18 to 24)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Contraceptive pills
• Perimenupause
• Ammnorehic women
• Pregnant female
• Irregular menstrual cycle
• Non-smokers to minimize confounding cardiovascular effects

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
Active Comparator: patient education; Patient Education: Providing information on the benefits of physical activity, proper exercise techniques, and self-care strategies. Self-Management Programs: Empowering women to take an active role in managing their health and fitness. Frequency: 3 session/ month, Intensity: Mild to moderate, Type: Walking, Time: 30 to 45mints /sessions	Other: Patient education; The group A will be Education and Self-Management. Patient Education: Providing information on the benefits of physical activity, proper exercise techniques, and self-care strategies. Self-Management Programs: Empowering women to take an active role in managing their health and fitness. Frequency: 3 session/ month, Intensity: Mild to moderate, Type: Walking Time: 30 to 45mints /sessions
Experimental: Aerobic exercises; Group B will perform the aerobic exercises (such as bicycling, treadmill and running) these exercises. Aerobic exercises performed 30 to 45min/session. Frequency: 3 session /month Intensity: Mild to moderate, Type: treadmill, bicycling, running ,Time: 30 to 45min/month	Other: Aerobics; Treadmill: A manual Treadmill intervention involves moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on a treadmill for 15 minute with the heart rate gradually reaching 75-85% of the maximum. Training frequency was not specified. It significantly reduced menstrual pain intensity 3 session per month. Stationary Bicycling: Start with gentle, low-intensity cycling and gradually increase as comfort allow the duration of exercise 10 mints per month. Running : The running is a low intensity effort of short to moderate duration 10 to 15 mints per mile

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
vertical jump test	Have each athlete perform between 3 and 5 single, maximal effort jumps, separated by at least 1 minute. Good vertical jump scores vary depending on the type of jump, i.e. counter movement, squat jump, with arms, without arms etc. The following two sets of normative data are both based on vertical jumps being performed with a counter movement and the use of arms.	baseline and fourth week
heart rate	The point of 6 correlates to a heart rate of 60 beats per minute in a healthy adult, 7 for 70 beats per minute, and so on. The scoring system measures the extreme ranges of exertion on a scale of 6 to 20.	baseline and fourth week

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Riphah International University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Rabiya Noor, PhD, Riphah International University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Bull JR, Rowland SP, Scherwitzl EB, Scherwitzl R, Danielsson KG, Harper J. Real-world menstrual cycle characteristics of more than 600,000 menstrual cycles. NPJ Digit Med. 2019 Aug 27;2:83. doi: 10.1038/s41746-019-0152-7. eCollection 2019.
• American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Adolescence; American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Committee on Adolescent Health Care; Diaz A, Laufer MR, Breech LL. Menstruation in girls and adolescents: using the menstrual cycle as a vital sign. Pediatrics. 2006 Nov;118(5):2245-50. doi: 10.1542/peds.2006-2481.
• Magyar DM, Boyers SP, Marshall JR, Abraham GE. Regular menstrual cycles and premenstrual molimina as indicators of ovulation. Obstet Gynecol. 1979 Apr;53(4):411-4. No abstract available.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 15, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): April 15, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 15, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 20, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 20, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): March 25, 2025

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 25, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 10, 2025
• Last Verified: January 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: aerobic exercise; balance; Physical exertion
• Other Study ID Numbers: REC/RCR & AHS/24/0519

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