Aerobic Exercises Versus Sub Occipital Myofascial Release on Memory Function in Females With Premenstrual Syndrome.
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Aerobic exercise, Sub occipital myofascial release.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Premenstrual Syndrome. Basic parameters: 18 years — 30 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Egypt
- Next step
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Overview
This study will be conducted to investigate the effect of aerobic exercises versus sub occipital Myofascial release on memory functions in females with premenstrual syndrome.
Detailed description
The pooled prevalence of reproductive age women affected with premenstrual syndrome (PMS) worldwide amounts to 47.8%. Among these, about 20% of women experience symptoms severe enough to disrupt their daily activities, and the remaining have mild to moderate symptoms. They can experience an exacerbation of insomnia, memory problems, difficulty maintaining focus, and fatigue in the both follicular phase and luteal phase, but more noticed during the luteal phase. Memory deficit could affect those women social activities and one's daily positive functioning. Therefore, some females and their providers seek alternative treatments such as Aerobic exercise which represents a cost-effective, widely available, natural, and self-administered treatment with no adverse side effects, and it is reported that Aerobic exercise resulted in 16.5% increase in hippocampal volume and 53.7% increase in memory, as well as increased hippocampal resting-state functional connectivity.
And also, it is found the noticed role of suboccipital muscles release in improving memory functions through enhancing cerebral blood flow to the brain via vertebral artery, and also regulation of cortisol level that interferes with memory and stress.
Till now, there is no previous study illustrating the difference between the effect of aerobic exercise and sub occipital muscle release on memory functions in females with PMS. So, this study will be the first one in this issue. Therefore, it will have valuable benefits in physical therapy field and scientific research.
Interventions
- Other Aerobic exercise
A moderate-intensity aerobic exercise session on a treadmill consists of three phases: warm-up, active phase, and cool-down. The warm-up lasts 5-10 minutes and involves walking at minimum speed (2.0 - 3.0 km/h) with a slight incline (1 -2%) or as tolerated. The active phase, lasting 20-30 minutes, maintains a brisk walking or light jogging pace with moderate speed (4.5-6.5 km/h) or as tolerated. This phase can include steady-state jogging or intervals of walking and jogging to sustain cardiovasc - Other Sub occipital myofascial release
The patient will be asked to take a supine position, and a pillow will be placed under the patient's head for comfort until starting the procedure, the patient will be instructed to be relaxed, then the therapist will sit at the head of the bed and will place both hands underneath the patient's head in the occipital region. The therapist should then feel for the occipital ridge along the scalp and move the hands slightly caudal until the muscle is felt. The therapist then will flex the fingers u
Primary outcome measures
- Memory function [Time frame: 6 weeks]
- Prospective and retrospective memory questionnaire (PRMQ) [Time frame: 6 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) [Time frame: 6 weeks]
- Cervical pain intensity [Time frame: 6 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
Females with premenstrual syndrome and memory function deficits have to meet the following criteria in order to participate in this study:
- Their age ranged from 18 to 30 years old.
- Their body mass index (BMI) ranged from 18.5 - 30 kg/cm2.
Exclusion criteria
- Any medications that can affect central nervous system or memory function.
- Any neurological disorders affect their memory function.
- Pregnant women.
- Daily smokers.
- Had a concussion or head trauma within the past 30 days.
- Took any illegal drugs or alcohol within the past 30 days.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- Gehad Mohamed Ali — Hurghada
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07684495 · P.T.REC/012/006325