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.
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
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