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Comparing the Effects of Aerobic Exercise and Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) on Pre-menstrual Syndrome in High School Young Girls

effectiveness of Fennel and Aerobic Exercise each or together on Pre-menstrual Syndrome (PMS) on Young Girls Aged 16-18

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ANZCTR
Registry ID
ACTRN12613000088741
Enrollment
36
Registered
2013-01-23
Start date
2011-04-01
Completion date
2011-08-01
Last updated
2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

the purpose of this study is to evaluated whether herbal medicine such as Fennel and aerobic exercise could reduce the severity of PMS symptom or not

Interventions

ARM 1: use of Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) as a herbal medicine ,the amount of the given fennel extracts was 30 drops, every 8 hours, every day from 3 days before until 3 days after the onset of menstrual bleeding ARM2: use of regular Aerobic exercise ,60 minutes ,3 time a week, every other day, 8 weeks, the exercise was 1 hour, include 15 minutes warming(Stretching Exercises), 15 minutes aerobic exercise,15 minutes running and 15 minutes Smooth running for ending ,the aim of this exercise is t

ARM 1: use of Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) as a herbal medicine ,the amount of the given fennel extracts was 30 drops, every 8 hours, every day from 3 days before until 3 days after the onset of menstrual bleeding ARM2: use of regular Aerobic exercise ,60 minutes ,3 time a week, every other day, 8 weeks, the exercise was 1 hour, include 15 minutes warming(Stretching Exercises), 15 minutes aerobic exercise,15 minutes running and 15 minutes Smooth running for ending ,the aim of this exercise is to gain Required heart rate (MHR) and for this ,first and second weeks our exercise pressure was 50% of maximum hart rat and third and fourth weeks 60%,fifth and sixth weeks 70% and two last weeks 80% of maximum heart rate. and they have supervised by a trained sport physiologist.

Sponsors

Hassan Pazoki
Lead SponsorIndividual

Study design

Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
16 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

200 students were requested to fill pre-menstrual recognition form (Aganov)and then 36 students with moderate to severe PMS were selected

Exclusion criteria

in case of physical problem to do Aerobic exercise for exercise group or digestive problem or any allergy to Fennel extract for Fennel group

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ANZCTR · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026