Effects of Mandala Coloring on Premenstrual Syndrome

NCT ID: NCT05665972

Last Updated: 2024-07-18

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 80 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-10-01
• Study Completion Date: 2024-06-11

Brief Summary

This research was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study in order to reduce premenstrual syndrome symptoms of women with premenstrual syndrome.

Detailed Description

Occurs in the luteal phase and decreases or declines significantly with the onset of menstruation; physical such as breast tenderness, headache, bloating; Premenstrual syndrome is a health problem with more than 150 psychological and behavioral symptoms such as anger outbursts, irritability, anxiety, mood fluctuations, sleep and eating disorders.

Symptoms experienced during the premenstrual period lead to results such as mood/affective disorder in women, deterioration in daily life activities and social relations, an increase in negative health behaviors, as well as low academic performance in students, decreased participation in classes, getting low grades in exams, and not showing up for exams.Since its etiology is unclear, no specific treatment method can be found, and non-pharmacological therapies such as stress control, lifestyle changes, exercise and complementary therapies such as evening primrose oil, chasteberry and acupuncture are applied in its management.

Psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung discovered the psychic healing transformations created by mandala painting, one of the art therapy methods, through his own experience and that of his patients.

Various studies have determined that mandala coloring improves physical and psychological symptoms, but no studies have been conducted with PMS.

Conditions

Premenstrual Syndrome

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Mandala coloring group

Mandala painting will be applied to women suffering from premenstrual syndrome.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Mandala coloring

Intervention Type: OTHER

Each participant will be given 12 colored felt-tip pen paint sets and 12 mandala coloring pages by the researchers. Participants will be asked to dye for 3 menstrual cycles, 14 days before the start of menstruation, 1 day a week, at any time of the day and for an average of 20-30 minutes each time.

Control group

Participants in this group will consist of people who do not routinely do any practice on their own to reduce premenstrual syndrome symptoms.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Mandala coloring

Each participant will be given 12 colored felt-tip pen paint sets and 12 mandala coloring pages by the researchers. Participants will be asked to dye for 3 menstrual cycles, 14 days before the start of menstruation, 1 day a week, at any time of the day and for an average of 20-30 minutes each time.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Volunteering to participate in the research
• Fully answering survey and scale forms.
• Ability to read and understand Turkish
• Being between the ages of 18 and 30 years
• Having regular menstruation (between 21 and 35 days)
• Having 45 or more from PMSS

Exclusion Criteria

• Unwilling to continue working
• Having any problem that prevents communication (such as hearing, speaking, and understanding abilities),
• Having a gynecological disease (abnormal uterine bleeding, uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts, hormonal treatment, etc.)
• Having a chronic or physical illness
• Having a mental illness
• Being under psychiatric treatment (Pharmacotherapy or psychotherapy)
• Taking medication for menopausal symptoms
• Using one of the pharmacological or non-pharmacological methods to reduce premenstrual symptoms (COCs, acupressure, homeopathy, etc.)

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 30 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Kırklareli University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Efsun Derin

Research Assistant

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Efsun DERİN

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Kırklareli University

Locations

Kırklareli University

Kırklareli, Centre, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

KırklareliED-2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id