The effect of pilates and a WhatsApp-based health intervention program on symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS): A randomized controlled study

Abstract

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) reduces the quality of life of young women and negatively affects their mental health and productivity. Regular physical activity and lifestyle changes are effective in alleviating and eliminating PMS symptoms. Accordingly, this randomized controlled study aims to investigate the effect of pilates and a WhatsApp-based support program on reducing PMS symptoms. A support program including pilates exercises and sending text messages was applied for 8 weeks to the students in the intervention group, and no attempt was made to the students in the control group. In this study, it was found that a support program including pilates exercise and Whatsapp text messages significantly reduced PMS symptoms.

Acknowledgements

The authors thank the college female students who participated in this research program.

Ethical considerations

The study was obtained from Aydın Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Health Sciences Noninvasive Clinical Research Ethics Committee (Number: E-15189967-050.04.04-118571, date: December 29, 2021).

Trial registration number

This study was registered at the Clinical.Trials.gov Protocol Registration and Results System (Protocol ID Number NCT05290181).

Authorship statement

All listed authors meet the authorship criteria and all authors are in agreement with the content of the manuscript.

Authors contribution

A.B. Conceptualization, Methodology, Investigation, Writing - original draft, review & editing, Supervision.

N.O. Conceptualization, Methodology, Investigation, Writing - original draft, Formal Analysis.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Additional information

Funding

This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.