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To Determine the Effect of Regular Aerobic Exercise Training on Severity of Premenstrual Syndrome Symptoms and Health-Related Quality of life on working women.Exercise can be used as an alternative therapy in reducing premenstrual symptoms.But still there is lack of Literature on PMS in work Place and effect of Treatments to improve overall Quality of life in working women.And this study aims to fill the gap by assessing the impact that Premenstrual Syndrome can have on working women's Quality of life and can be used to establish a model of regular exercise program with the potential to decrease premenstrual symptoms and improve quality of life for a menstrual health-friendly workplace environment for Female Employees.
A review conducted to assess the effect of 8 weeks of aerobic exercise on the non-athletic females facing premenstrual syndrome symptoms. The results displayed positive effects of 8 weeks of exercise on symptoms of PMS. The aerobic exercise helped to reduce both psychological and physical symptoms.
Regular swimming for 8 weeks also decreased the severity of PMS symptoms in females. Results deduced that the exercise improved the vascular activity of the heart, and reduced stress and anxiety. Moreover, it also enhanced bone density.
In one of RCT the effect of 3 months of exercise through treadmill on PMS and hormones was also evaluated. It was assumed that many symptoms of PMS were reduced including the carbohydrate cravings, stress, and depression. The electrolyte change was also reduced. Exercise also reduced the proportion of backache and menstrual cramps in females.
Another review on a balanced diet and regular exercise demonstrated that the diet rich in the essential nutrients and regular exercise improved the health of the females. The symptoms of PMS were also reduced in these females along with the intensity of dysmenorrhea.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Aerobic Circuit Training | Experimental | Each session consists of 5 minutes of warming up,20 minutes of aerobic exercises with brief resting periods, followed by 5 minutes to cool down. |
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| outdoor walk | Active Comparator | 30minutes Walking outside below 40% of HR max for 2 months.(3 times per week for 8 weeks). |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Aerobic circuit training | Other | Aerobic Exercise Training, 3 times a week for 8 weeks, (Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday, 24 sessions Total) 30 min each time, at 60-80 % of HR max (moderate intensity). |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Severity of Premenstrual Syndrome Symptoms. Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSS) | Use to Assess severity of Premenstrual Syndrome Symptoms. This Instrument has 40 questions with three sub-scales(Physiological,Psychological and Behavioral symptoms). It has 5-point Likert-style scale. | 8 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Effect on Health- Related Quality of Life. | Use to Assess Health-Related Quality of Life. It consists of five questions,and Likert -type, Measurements of scale are set according to as a range from one (none of the time) to five (all of the time). | 8 weeks |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Reproductive aged working women.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Sarah Ehsan, PP-DPT | Riphah International University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Fauji Foundation hospital | Rawalpindi | Punjab Province | 44000 | Pakistan |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 29350276 | Background | Maged AM, Abbassy AH, Sakr HRS, Elsawah H, Wagih H, Ogila AI, Kotb A. Effect of swimming exercise on premenstrual syndrome. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2018 Apr;297(4):951-959. doi: 10.1007/s00404-018-4664-1. Epub 2018 Jan 19. | |
| 25279689 | Background | El-Lithy A, El-Mazny A, Sabbour A, El-Deeb A. Effect of aerobic exercise on premenstrual symptoms, haematological and hormonal parameters in young women. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2015 May;35(4):389-92. doi: 10.3109/01443615.2014.960823. Epub 2014 Oct 3. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D011293 | Premenstrual Syndrome |
| ID | Term |
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| D008599 | Menstruation Disturbances |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| Outdoor walk | Other | 30minutes Walking outside below 40% of HR max for 2 months.(3 times per week for 8 weeks). |
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| Background | Yilmaz-Akyuz E, Aydin-Kartal Y. The effect of diet and aerobic exercise on PremenstrualSyndrome: Randomized controlled trial. Revista de Nutrição. 2019;32 |