The Effect of Acupressure, Laughter Yoga and Mindfulness on Menopausal Symptoms and Quality of Life

NCT ID: NCT04731402

Last Updated: 2021-02-01

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

180 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-02-28

Study Completion Date

2021-05-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of the study is to determine the effect of acupressure, laughter yoga and Mindfulness stress reduction program on menopausal symptoms and quality of life.Menopausal period, which is one of the life stages, causes physiological changes and can decrease the quality of life.

The research is a randomized controlled trial. 180 women who meet the conditions for research will be included in the study. Three instruments were used to obtain the research data: Personal Information Form,Menopausal Symptoms Rating Scale and Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Scale.

Detailed Description

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On average, one third of a woman's life passes during menopause. The menopausal period is an important period that brings many physical and psychological changes with it and significantly affects the disease process and the family and society. Cultural and ethnic characteristics of the society are among the important factors that affect women's attitudes towards menopause and the meaning of middle age for women.women seek ways to deal with menopausal symptoms.

women prefer drug-free coping methods. Mindfulness stress reduction program, yoga and laughter yoga are an alternative way to reduce menopausal symptoms.. These methods can reduce the complaints and increase the quality of life. For this reason, the effect should be determined in the menopausal period.

Conditions

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Menopausal Symptoms Quality of Life

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

randomized controlled trial
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Acupressure

Acupressure group Acupressure application will be applied twice a week, 24 times in total in 12 weeks. Each acupressure point will be massaged for 30 seconds to provide circulation before compression. After the massage, pressures will be applied consecutively for 90 seconds. The session duration for each woman will be 8 minutes in total, with 2 minutes for each point in each attempt.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Acupressure, laughter yoga and mindfulness stress reduction program

Intervention Type OTHER

Initiatives will be applied to the experimental group. only measurement tools will be applied to the control group

Laughter Yoga

Laughter Yoga group Laughter yoga sessions begin with gentle warm-up techniques that include stretching and stretching movements, songs, applause, and body movements. Therapy sessions are between 30-45 minutes.8 sessions of laughter yoga will be done once a week.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Acupressure, laughter yoga and mindfulness stress reduction program

Intervention Type OTHER

Initiatives will be applied to the experimental group. only measurement tools will be applied to the control group

mindfulness stress reduction program

mindfulness stress reduction program mindfulness stress reduction program consists of 8 weeks. each week is 2.5 hours. each week has a different theme. There is a 6-hour silence day in the 6th week of the program.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Acupressure, laughter yoga and mindfulness stress reduction program

Intervention Type OTHER

Initiatives will be applied to the experimental group. only measurement tools will be applied to the control group

Control Group

INTERVENTION NOT IMPLEMENTED

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Acupressure, laughter yoga and mindfulness stress reduction program

Initiatives will be applied to the experimental group. only measurement tools will be applied to the control group

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* in the menopausal period

Exclusion Criteria

* presence of psychiatric illness using psychiatric medication
Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Inonu University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hacer Unver, PhD

phd

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Hacer

Malatya, Battalgazi, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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inonu university ethics

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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