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Resistance training for hot flushes in postmenopausal women: Randomized controlled trial protocol
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Linköpings universitet, Avdelningen för kliniska vetenskaper, 2016.
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Abstract
- Objectives: Hot flushes and night sweats affect 75% of all women after menopause and is a common reason for decreased quality of life in mid-aged women. Hormone therapy is effective in ameliorating symptoms but cannot be used by all women due to contraindications and side effects. Engagement in regular exercise is associated with fewer hot flushes in observational studies, but aerobic exercise has not proven effective in randomized controlled trials. It remains to be determined whether resistance training is effective in reducing hot flushes and improves quality of life in symptomatic postmenopausal women. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of standardized resistance training on hot flushes and other health parameters in postmenopausal women. Study design: This is an open, parallel-group, randomized controlled intervention study conducted in Linkoping, Sweden. Sixty symptomatic and sedentary postmenopausal women with a mean of at least four moderate to severe hot flushes per day or 28 per week will be randomized to an exercise intervention or unchanged physical activity (control group). The intervention consists of 15 weeks of standardized resistance training performed three times a week under supervision of a physiotherapist. Main outcome measures: The primary outcome is hot flush frequency assessed by self-reported hot flush diaries, and the difference in change from baseline to week 15 will be compared between the intervention group and the control group. Conclusion: The intention is that this trial will contribute to the evidence base regarding effective treatment for hot flushes. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. Funding Agencies|Swedish Research Council [2014-2781]; Region Ostergotland, Sweden
- Subjects :
- Research design
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment
Sweating
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
law.invention
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Quality of life
Randomized controlled trial
law
Intervention (counseling)
medicine
Humans
Aerobic exercise
030212 general & internal medicine
Sweden
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine
business.industry
Menopause
Hot flashes
Resistance training
Vasomotor symptoms
Exercise
Study protocol
Klinisk medicin
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Resistance Training
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Postmenopause
Research Design
Hot Flashes
Quality of Life
Physical therapy
Female
Observational study
Hormone therapy
Clinical Medicine
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20142781
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....10994d91faebca6af80d76ac83ceeb2c