The effect of aerobic exercise and nutrition education on quality of life and early menopause symptoms in perimonopause and monopause wome
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Condition 1: Early menopause symptoms. Condition 2: Quality of life.Menopausal and female climacteric states, Other specified menopausal and perimenopausal disorders-N95.1, N95
- Registration Number
- IRCT2012111210324N6
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 108
Inclusion Criteria
Perimenopause or menopause women aged 45 to 60 years old; suffering from hot flashes; being literate or having an educated one among family member
Exclusion criteria: taking estrogens during the last three months; having exercise contraindications; doing regular exercise (more than 2 times per week for at least 30 minutes each time) during last three months; Having known thyroid, cardio-vascular, diabetes or mental diseases; following a specific diet; experiencing severe stressors such as the death of first-degree relatives in the last month.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Total and subdomains scores of early menopause symptoms. Timepoint: Before intervention, 8 and 12 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Greene scale.;Total and subdomains scores of quality of life. Timepoint: Before interventions, 8 and 12 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Menopause specific quality of life (MENQOL) questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Frequency of hot flashes. Timepoint: Before interventions, 8 and 12 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Daily counts.