Effect of Zumba Dance on Premenstrual Tension

NCT03529721 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: zumba dance
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Each female sets her experience of 47 manifestations on a 6 point scale separately for the premenstrual, menstrual and intermenstrual phases of her latest and worst menstrual cycle. Daily Symptoms Report will be filled at the start and at end of the study (before and after performing swimming exercise) Females in group I will be instructed to engage into 12 classes of 60-minute Zumba® fitness over an 8-week period.

Conditions

Premenstrual Tension

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Premenstrual distress questionnaire

  47 manifestations on a 6 point scale separately for the premenstrual, menstrual and intermenstrual phases of her latest and worst menstrual cycle. Daily Symptoms Report will be filled at the start and at end of the study (before and after performing zumba dance fitness)

  3 months after start of zumba dance fitness.

Study Arms (2)

zumba dance group

EXPERIMENTAL

females in this group will be instructed to engage into12 classes of 60-minute Zumba® fitness over an 8-week period of continuous dance movements to Latin music with varying intensity level throughout the sessions. Each session will be initiated with low-intensity movements for the first 5 min, followed by an increasing intensity throughout the workout. At the end of the training session, the intensity will be gradually reduced.

Other: zumba dance fitness

non zumba dance group

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

the control group will be required to carry on doing their normal daily activities throughout the 8-week period.

Other: non zumba dance

Interventions

zumba dance fitness OTHER

females in this group will be instructed to engage into12 classes of 60-minute Zumba® fitness over an 8-week period of continuous dance movements to Latin music with varying intensity level throughout the sessions. Each session will be initiated with low-intensity movements for the first 5 min, followed by an increasing intensity throughout the workout. At the end of the training session, the intensity will be gradually reduced.

zumba dance group

non zumba dance OTHER

participants in this group will be doing their normal daily activities throughout the 8-week period.

Also known as: control group

non zumba dance group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Age:18-25 years.
• BMI :18-25 kg/m2.
• A regular menstrual cycle of 23-35 days duration.
• No previous practice of Zumba.
• Free from musculoskeletal injury.
• All women did not use oral contraceptive pills or any psychotropic agents.

You may not qualify if:

• Pregnancy.
• Metabolic/cardiorespiratory contraindications to physical exercise.
• Cigarette smokers.
• Recovering from a major injury or illness; or using anti-inflammatory, hyperlipidemia or hypertension medication.
• any abnormality in ovulation or those with pelvic inflammatory diseases (PID) or a history of endometriosis.
• Women with endocrine abnormality as diabetes mellitus, thyroid, pituitary, or ovarian disorders.
• Women who are taking any hormonal drugs or drugs that affect hormones as antidepressant drugs during the preceding three months before the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Bahgat Gym and Spa

Cairo, 11231, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Premenstrual Syndrome

Interventions

Control Groups

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Menstruation Disturbances; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods

Study Officials

• AHMED SAMY, MD

  Cairo University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: lecturer in obstetrics and gynecology

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 8, 2018
• First Posted: May 18, 2018
• Study Start: June 20, 2018
• Primary Completion: April 20, 2019
• Study Completion: May 1, 2019
• Last Updated: June 19, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-06

Locations

EG (1)