EFFECTS OF REFORMER PILATES TRAINING

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• Depression 8,577
• Anxiety Disorders 7,201
• Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders 2,722

Keywords

• Reformer pilates
• sleep quality
• depression
• anxiety
• stress
• body mass index

Depression

8,577 studies on the registry are indexed under Depression; 1,720 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 24 is below the median of 81 across 7,063 interventional studies indexed under Depression.

Lead sponsor

Aksaray University is the lead sponsor of 15 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Study arms

• Experimental
  RP GRUP

  Twenty-six sedentary women participated in this study . Participants completed a RP exercise program consisting of 10 sessions over a 5-week period, with two sessions per week. Sleep quality and mental health status were evaluated using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21), respectively. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated from participants' height and body mass measurements. All outcome measures were assessed before the exercise program and immediately following its completion.

  Behavioral: Reformer Pilates exercise program

Interventions

• BehavioralReformer Pilates exercise program

  As part of the study, participants took part in a RP exercise programme scheduled for two days a week and comprising a total of 10 sessions. The exercise programme was structured in accordance with the principle of controlled progression, taking into account the participants' sedentary lifestyles. The sessions were conducted under the supervision of a qualified instructor with expertise in RP (SM); throughout the exercises, emphasis was placed on correct posture, breath control and movement integrity. Care was taken to ensure that all participants were subjected to the same exercise content and conditions throughout the programme. The exercise sessions were planned to include warm-up, the main exercise programme and cool-down phases. The exercise programme was implemented systematically, taking into account the principles of weekly periodisation.

Primary outcomes

1. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)

   Measure: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) total score Scale name: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Minimum score: 0. Maximum score: 21. Interpretation: Higher scores indicate poorer sleep quality, whereas lower scores indicate better sleep quality.

   Time frame: Baseline and immediately after the 5-week intervention

Secondary outcomes

1. Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale (Short Form)

   Measure: Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21) scores for depression, anxiety, and stress Scale name: Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21). Minimum score: 0 for each subscale. Maximum score: 21 for each subscale. Subscales: Depression, anxiety, and stress (7 items each). Interpretation: Higher scores indicate higher levels of depression, anxiety, and stress, respectively.

   Time frame: Baseline and immediately after the 5-week intervention

Publications

• Adıgüzel, S., Aras, D., Gülü, M., Aldhahi, M. I., Alqahtani, A. S., & Al-Mhanna, S. B. (2023). Comparative effectiveness of 10-week equipment-based pilates and diaphragmatic breathing exercise on heart rate variability and pulmonary function in young adult healthy women with normal BMI-a quasi-experimental study. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 15(1), 82. Ağargün, M. Y. (1996). Validity and reliability of Turkish version of Pittsburgh sleep quality index. Türk Psikiyatri Dergisi, 7, 107. Aibar-Almazán, A., Hita-Contreras, F., Cruz-Díaz, D., de la Torre-Cruz, M., Jiménez-García, J. D., & Martínez-Amat, A. (2019). Effects of Pilates training on sleep quality, anxiety, depression and fatigue in postmenopausal women: A randomized controlled trial. Maturitas, 124, 62-67. A'Naja, M. N., Batrakoulis, A., Camhi, S. M., McAvoy, C., Sansone, J. S., & Reed, R. (2024). 2025 ACSM worldwide fitness trends: future directions of the health and fitness industry. ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal, 28(6), 11-25. Ashrafinia, F., Mohammadizadeh, S., & Fathizadeh, N. (2014). The effects of Pilates exercise on sleep quality in postpartum women. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 18(2), 190-199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2013.09.007 Buysse, D. J., Reynolds III, C. F., Monk, T. H., Berman, S. R., & Kupfer, D. J. (1989). The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: a new instrument for psychiatric practice and research. Psychiatry research, 28(2), 193-213. Caldwell, K., Harrison, M., Adams, M., & Triplett, N. T. (2009). Effect of Pilates and taiji quan training on self-efficacy, sleep quality, mood, and physical performance of college students. Journal of bodywork and movement therapies, 13(2), 155-163. Caldwell, K., Harrison, M., Adams, M., & Triplett, N. T. (2009). Effect of Pilates and Taiji Quan training on self-efficacy, sleep quality, mood, and physical performance of college students. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 13(2), 155-163. https://doi.org/10.1

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — Individual participant-level data will not be shared publicly because the dataset contains potentially identifiable participant information. To protect participant privacy and confidentiality, individual-level data will not be made publicly available. Aggregate study results will be reported in accordance with applicable ethical and data protection requirements.