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title: What are the main obstacles when researching exercise treatments for PMS?
description: This paper does not provide findings about exercise and PMS. Instead it discusses why researchers abandoned their exercise study due to most participants drop
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/lessons-learned-about-research-on-premenstrual-syndrome-1999/
---

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Survey study, 1999

# What are the main obstacles when researching exercise treatments for PMS?

This paper does not provide findings about exercise and PMS. Instead it discusses why researchers abandoned their exercise study due to most participants dropping out before the active phase began.

 Early or limited evidence

Study not completed

## What they did

Researchers planned a study to test whether physical exercise helps PMS symptoms but encountered major problems during recruitment. They then reviewed their recruitment and study design methods to identify what went wrong.

## What they found

Most participants dropped out before the exercise intervention phase began. The authors identified recruitment and study design problems that made conducting this research difficult.

## What it means for you

Studying exercise for PMS is challenging because people drop out. This research was never completed, so we still don't know whether exercise actually helps PMS.

## About the study

Original title Lessons learned about research on premenstrual syndrome Authors Miller MN, McGowen KR, Miller BE et al. Journal Journal of women's health & gender-based medicine Year 1999 Study design Survey study What was tested None - study not completed Read the paper [doi.org/10.1089/jwh.1.1999.8.989](https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.1.1999.8.989)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Exercise and yoga](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-exercise/)

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