Effect of Pilates Exercises On Fatigue In Post Menopausal Women

NCT05002894 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: Pilates Effect On Fatigue
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 52
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Pilates is a system of exercises using special apparatus, designed to improve physical strength, flexibility, and enhance mental awareness. Regular exercise of post-menopausal women has benefits of increased cardio-respiratory fitness, increased muscle strength and endurance, reduced body fatigue, improved morale, and increased ability to perform daily tasks with greater force.Thus the main objective of regular exercise is prevention of physical deterioration and optimizing functional capacity to improve overall postmenopausal women's quality of life.

Conditions

Fatigue

Keywords

fatigue; sleep disturbance

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• change in Fatigue Assessment Scale

  Assess fatigue for postmenopausal women The total score ranges from 10 to 50. * A total FAS score \< 22 indicates no fatigue. * A score ≥ 22 indicates fatigue

  immediately before the intervention (baseline value) and after 8 weeks of intervention

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• change in Intreluken-6 test

  immediately before the intervention (baseline value) and after 8 weeks of intervention

Other Outcomes (1)

• change in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

  immediately before the intervention (base line value) and after 8 weeks of intervention

Study Arms (2)

exercise group

EXPERIMENTAL

This group included twenty six post-menopausal women. They will participate in Pilates exercise, medical standard care for fatigue and advices to deal with fatigue. The Pilates exercises consisted of a set of 10 movements: bridging; hundred; roll up; one leg circle (both ways); single straight leg stretch; single leg kick; side kick up and down; side kick circles; rest position (stretch and relaxation); and curling ,women were instructed to perform 30 min per session, 3 sessions per week, for 8 weeks.

Other: Pilates exercises; Dietary Supplement: medical standard care for fatigue

standard care group

EXPERIMENTAL

Each post-menopausal woman in both groups will receive a medical standard care for post-menopausal fatigue.

Dietary Supplement: medical standard care for fatigue

Interventions

Pilates exercises OTHER

Pilates exercises for flexibility and stability

exercise group

medical standard care for fatigue DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

supplements and medical care

exercise group; standard care group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 50 Years - 55 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• All participants will be sedentary.
• All participants' ages will be ranged from 50-55 years.
• All participants body mass index will not exceed 30 kg/m2.
• All participants will be medically stable.
• All participants will be able to ambulate independently.
• All participants suffering from fatigue, when assessed with fatigue assessment scale (FAS) their scores should be \>22.

You may not qualify if:

• Post-menopausal women who have Uncontrolled hypertension.
• Post-menopausal women who have Thyroid gland disorders.
• Post-menopausal women who have History of syncope or arrhythmia induced by physical exercise.
• Postmenopausal women who have any mental, neurological, vestibular, cardiovascular disorders or metabolic disease.
• Postmenopausal women whose visual or hearing impairment did not allow possibility of intervention.
• Postmenopausal women who have been received hormonal replacement therapy or any drug known to affect their physical activity.
• Post-menopausal women who have any other problems that make it impossible to perform physical exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Fatigue; Parasomnias

Interventions

Exercise Movement Techniques

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Sleep Wake Disorders; Nervous System Diseases; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Physical Therapy Modalities; Therapeutics

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: QUADRUPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 1, 2021
• First Posted: August 12, 2021
• Study Start: September 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2022
• Study Completion: February 1, 2022
• Last Updated: August 12, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-08