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Premenstrual syndrome is the clinical condition in which reproductive age females suffer from emotional and physical symptoms not related to any disease, starting usually 5 days before the menstrual cycle for 3 consecutive cycles.
Premenstrual syndrome is the clinical condition in which reproductive age females suffer from emotional and physical symptoms not related to any disease, starting usually five days before the menstrual cycle for three consecutive cycles. As menstrual cycle starts in females these symptoms vanish on 4th day of menstruation. Around 10% to 53% of female adults suffer from this condition. This condition limits activities of daily life and adversely effects the quality of life therefore, the administration of proper medical intervention is very important. Aerobic exercises and progressive muscle relaxation exercises have been effective in the treatment of premenstrual syndrome previously in a few studies. However, these two interventions have never been compared to test their effects on pain, and functional performance.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Group A: aerobic exercises. | Experimental | The first treatment group will be given aerobic exercises for six weeks at least three times per week. This group will include 14 participants. This study group will be assigned with basic treatment protocol with aerobic exercises along with 10 minutes of warm up period. |
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| group b progressive muscle relaxation exercises. | Active Comparator | The intervention will be given three days per week for six weeks. Pre and post-treatment readings will be noted. Each total session will last for 45 minutes. The importance of the study will be explained, and consent will be taken from the people before the intervention will be applied.
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| Group C. Control group | No Intervention | No intervention was given |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Aerobic exercises | Other | To compare the effects of aerobic exercise and progressive muscle relaxation exercises on pain and quality of life in premenstrual syndrome |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| 1. For Anxiety, Depression: • DASS-21 The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21 Items (DASS-21) | The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21 Items (DASS-21) is a set of three self-report scales designed to measure the emotional states of depression, anxiety and stress.(16) | 6 weeks |
| Numerical rating scales (NRSs) | Numerical rating scales (NRSs) are the simplest and most commonly used scale. The numerical scale is most commonly 0 to 10, with 0 being "no pain" and 10 being "the worst pain imaginable | 6 weeks |
| • SF-36 The 36-Item Short Form Health Survey questionnaire (SF-36) | The 36-Item Short Form Health Survey questionnaire (SF-36) is a very popular instrument for evaluating Health-Related Quality of Life. The SF-36 measures eight scales: physical functioning (PF), role physical (RP), bodily pain (BP), general health (GH), vitality (VT), social functioning (SF), role emotional (RE), and mental health (MH) | 6 weeks |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Fatima Tariq, Mphill | Riphah International University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Johar Institute of Professional Studies | Lahore | Punjab Province | Pakistan |
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| ID | Term |
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| D013001 | Somatoform Disorders |
| D001008 | Anxiety Disorders |
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| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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| D015444 | Exercise |
| D001326 | Autogenic Training |
| ID | Term |
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| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| D009068 | Movement |
| D009142 | Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena |
| D055687 | Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena |
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| Progressive muscle relaxation | Other | progressive muscle relaxation exercises. |
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| D006990 | Hypnosis |
| D026441 | Mind-Body Therapies |
| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D011613 | Psychotherapy |
| D004191 | Behavioral Disciplines and Activities |