Effects of Pilates Exercises Applied With Face-to-Face and Telerehabilitation on Menstrual Pain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Menstrual Pain
• Interventions: Other: Pilates Exercises With Face-to-Face; Other: Pilates Exercises With Telerehabilitation

• Registration Number: NCT06530381
• Lead Sponsor: Halic University

Brief Summary

Pain is one of the most common symptoms of menstrual syndrome that significantly affects quality of life. The aim of our study is to compare the effect of Pilates on menstrual pain and the effectiveness of the applications within themselves.

Detailed Description

20 women experiencing severe pain during menstruation were randomized into two groups. The same exercise program is applied to 10 participants face-to-face, and to 10 participants via telerehabilitation. Exercises are applied for 6 weeks, 2 days a week. Visual Analog Scale (VAS) is used for pain assessment, SF-36 Short Form is used to assess quality of life, and Menstrual Attitude Scale is used to assess symptoms in the premenstrual/menstrual period. Evaluations are performed twice in total, before and after treatment. Statistical analysis will be performed with SPSS 24.0 program. If the data is parametric, paired sample t-test will be used for within-group evaluation; independent sample t-test will be used for between-group evaluation. If the data is non-parametric, Wilson test will be used for within-group evaluation and Mann Whitney U test will be used for between-group evaluation.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-06-10
• Primary Completion: 2024-07-22
• Study First Submitted: 2024-07-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-07-28
• Study First Posted: 2024-07-31
• Study Completion: 2024-09-10
• Status Verified: 2025-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-13
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• People between the ages of 18-30 who have a continuing menstrual cycle.
• Women with menstrual pain VAS>5.
• People with regular menstrual cycles.

Exclusion Criteria

• Being in menopause.
• Using birth control pills.
• Taking hormone therapy.
• Having exercise intolerance.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group 1	Pilates Exercises With Face-to-Face	Pilates Exercises Applied With Face-to-Face
Group 2	Pilates Exercises With Telerehabilitation	Pilates Exercises Applied With Telerehabilitation

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual Analog Scale (VAS)	at baseline and at week 6.	VAS is used for subjective assessment of pain. VAS scores are evaluated on a scale of 1-10. 1-3 indicates mild pain, 4-6 indicates moderate pain, 7-8 indicates severe pain, and 9-10 indicates very severe and unbearable pain.Individuals with VAS\>5 are included in the study.
Short-Form 36 (SF-36)	at baseline and at week 6.	The SF-36 scale is used for quality of life assessment. This scale basically includes 8 subject scales. Each subject title is scored between 0-100. The scale has positive scoring, as the score increases, the quality of life also increases.
Menstrual Attitude Scale (MAS)	at baseline and at week 6.	MAS is used to evaluate symptoms in the premenstrual/menstrual period. MAS consists of 5 main topics and a total of 33 sub-items. MAS is a scale that includes both positive and negative items.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Halic University; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey