MS and menstrual cycles: new study tracks exercise satisfaction
NCT ID NCT06105463
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study looked at how women with multiple sclerosis (MS) respond to high-intensity interval training and strength training at different points in their menstrual cycle. Fifteen women with MS and 15 without MS took part in exercise sessions and reported their satisfaction, fatigue, and other measures. The goal was to understand if cycle phase affects exercise enjoyment and function in MS.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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15 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 40 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * women aged between 18-40 years; * women with a menstrual cycle length of ≥ 21 days and ≤ 35 days of natural menstruation; * absence of iron deficiency anaemia (serum ferritin \> 20 μg/L, hemoglobin \> 115 μg/L, transferrin saturation \> 16%) * being in a stable phase of the disease, * to ambulate autonomously for more than 100 meters Exclusion Criteria: * a score \< 2 or \> 6 on the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS); * experienced a relapse in the 12 months prior to enrolment; * received corticosteroid treatment in the previous 2 months; * participated in a structured exercise programme in the past 6 months; * secondary amenorrhoea (absence of ≥ 3 consecutive periods despite not being pregnant and having previous menstruation); * used or currently use hormonal contraceptives for 3 months before recruitment * reported musculoskeletal or neurological injuries not associated with MS, recent surgical interventions, or pregnancies in the previous year, * have unrelated diseases to MS
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Almeria
Almería, Almeria, 04120, Spain
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