Effects of Aerobic Exercises and Yoga on Premenstrual Syndrome

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pain; Premenstrual Syndrome
• Interventions: Other: Aerobic exercise; Other: Yoga Exercises

• Registration Number: NCT05834127
• Lead Sponsor: Riphah International University

Brief Summary

Sign and symptoms including mood swings, sensitive breasts, food cravings, exhaustion, irritability, pain and sadness. The physical and emotional changes you go through with premenstrual syndrome can range from hardly perceptible to severe. Some people's physical discomfort and emotional stress are so severe that it interferes with their daily life. Regardless of the severity of the symptoms, most women's signs and symptoms go away four days following the start of their menstrual cycle. In this study the effects of aerobic exercises and Yoga on premenstrual syndrome population will be analyzed. This study will be a randomized clinical trial which will incorporate two different interventions. Aerobic exercises and yoga would be administered to the females. 32 patients will randomly divided into two groups. Assessment will be done by using PMS scale and visual analogue scale. The goal of this study to compare the effects of aerobic exercises and yoga on premenstrual syndrome.

Detailed Description

There are many different signs and symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), including mood swings, sensitive breasts, food cravings, exhaustion, irritability, pain and sadness. Premenstrual syndrome is thought to have affected up to 3 out of every 4 women who are menstruation. A consistent pattern of recurrence exists for symptoms. However, the physical and emotional changes you go through with premenstrual syndrome can range from hardly perceptible to severe. Some people's physical discomfort and emotional stress are so severe that it interferes with their daily life. Regardless of the severity of the symptoms, most women's signs and symptoms go away four days following the start of their menstrual cycle.

Various treatment options are available in the literature to effectively manage these issues through Pharmacotherapies. All these interventions are reported to have beneficial effect for these problems. In this study the effects of aerobic exercises and Yoga on premenstrual syndrome population will be analyzed. This study will be a randomized clinical trial which will incorporate two different interventions. Aerobic exercises and yoga would be administered to the females. 32 patients will randomly divided into two groups. Assessment will be done by using PMS scale and visual analogue scale. The goal of this study to compare the effects of aerobic exercises and yoga on premenstrual syndrome. Subjects meeting the predetermined inclusion criteria will be divided into two groups. 1stgroup will be treated with aerobic exercise. 2nd group will be treated with yoga movements. The pain intensity (Visual Analog Scale) and PMS Scale will be measured before, at the end of 15 days, and after 1 month of treatment program. Recorded values will be analyzed for any change using SPSS25.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-11-20
• Study First Submitted: 2023-04-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-04-18
• Study First Posted: 2023-04-28
• Primary Completion: 2023-07-30
• Study Completion: 2023-08-01
• Status Verified: 2023-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-12-26
• Last Update Posted: 2023-12-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Aerobic exercises	Aerobic exercise	Group A will receive aerobic exercises. Treatment will be given 3 times a week for 1 month. Total number of sessions will be 12
Yoga exercises	Yoga Exercises	Group B will receive yoga. Treatment will be given for 40 min, 3 times a week for 1 month. Total number of sessions will be 12

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual Analog Scale	4 weeks	Operationally a VAS is usually a horizontal line, 100 mm in length, anchored by word descriptors at each end, as illustrated. The patient marks on the line the point that they feel represents their perception of their current state. The VAS score is determined by measuring in millimeters from the left hand end of the line to the point that the patient marks
PMS Scale(premenstrual syndrome scale)	4 weeks	Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PSS) was used based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual III (DSM-III) and IV (revised)(DSM IV-R) for the evaluation of PMS. The scale consists of 44 items, 5 of which are Likert type. The scores range between 44 and 220 and those with a score of 133 and above are considered to have PMS

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Jinnah Hospital Lahore; 🇵🇰 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan