The Effect of Mandala Art Therapy in Coping With Premenstrual Syndrome

NCT ID: NCT06144073

Last Updated: 2025-06-26

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 120 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-10-06
• Study Completion Date: 2024-04-30

Brief Summary

Mandala practice will be applied to women with premenstrual syndrome. The intervention group (Mandala practice group) and the control group each consisted of 60 women.

Detailed Description

Materials and Methods: The randomized controlled trial was conducted between October 2022 and April 2024 with 120 students (60 intervention group and 60 control group) studying at Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University and Gaziantep Islamic Science and Technology University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Midwifery. In the study, mandala art therapy is applied to the students in the intervention group. The students will be informed about the method to be followed in the research, the voluntary information form will be read to those who want to participate in the research, and their verbal and written permission will be obtained. Before the mandala art therapy, Personal Information Form, Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSS), Coping with Premenstrual Change Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Beck Depression Inventory will be applied to the students in both groups. The students in the intervention group will be given mandala activity by the researcher two days a week for 12 weeks/total 24 times. Three months after the first interview, Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSÖ), Coping with Premenstrual Change Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Beck Depression Inventory will be administered as a post-test. One month after the end of the study, Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMS), Coping with Premenstrual Change Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Beck Depression Inventory will be administered again as follow-up assessment. The materials such as drawing paper, drawing and crayons required for mandala drawing in the study were provided by the researchers.

Conditions

Premenstrual Syndrome

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Intervention (Mandala art therapy) group

Students with premenstrual syndrome who were included in the mandala art therapy group by randomization method will be made to practice mandala.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention (Mandala art therapy) group

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Personal Information Form, Premenstrual Syndrome Scale, Coping with Premenstrual Change Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Beck Depression Inventory will be applied to the students in both groups before mandala art therapy. The students in the experimental group will be given mandala activity by the researcher two days a week for 12 weeks/total 24 times. Three months after the first interview, Premenstrual Syndrome Scale, Coping with Premenstrual Change Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Beck Depression Inventory will be administered as a post-test. One month after the end of the study, Premenstrual Syndrome Scale, Coping with Premenstrual Change Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Beck Depression Inventory will be applied again as follow-up evaluation.

Control

Control group is the group without any intervention.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Intervention (Mandala art therapy) group

Personal Information Form, Premenstrual Syndrome Scale, Coping with Premenstrual Change Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Beck Depression Inventory will be applied to the students in both groups before mandala art therapy. The students in the experimental group will be given mandala activity by the researcher two days a week for 12 weeks/total 24 times. Three months after the first interview, Premenstrual Syndrome Scale, Coping with Premenstrual Change Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Beck Depression Inventory will be administered as a post-test. One month after the end of the study, Premenstrual Syndrome Scale, Coping with Premenstrual Change Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Beck Depression Inventory will be applied again as follow-up evaluation.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Being between the ages of 18-45
• Having a regular menstrual history between 21-35 days
• Score above 110 on the PMSÖ
• Not taking medical treatment for PMS,
• No history of psychiatric illness,
• No gynecological disease,
• No recent use of antidepressants, benzodiazepines/antipsychotics, combined oral contraceptives or hormones,
• Volunteering to participate in the study.
• Not having received mandala art therapy training before,
• Not having a physical problem that would prevent mandala production,
• Active use of hands,
• No communication problems,
• Speaking Turkish,
• Suitability/willingness to work in a group.

Exclusion Criteria

• Having a diagnosis of psychiatric illness
• Having a diagnosis of chronic disease
• History of drug use
• Under 18 years of age
• Unable to communicate verbally,
• Giving birth in the last 3 months or breastfeeding,
• Pregnant,
• Have a history of psychiatric illness (diagnosis of moderate or severe depression, psychosis, bipolar illness, eating disorder, somatic symptom disorder, or acute suicidality),
• Gynecological disease (e.g. hysterectomy, oophorectomy, gynecological cancer, polycystic ovary syndrome, infertility, endometriosis)
• Recent use of antidepressants, benzodiazepines/antipsychotics, combined oral contraceptives or hormones,
• Having a physical problem that prevents you from creating a mandala,
• The student has a physical disability in the upper extremity,
• Previous mandala art therapy training

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 45 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Esra KARATAŞ OKYAY

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Esra KARATAŞ OKYAY

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Zeynep BAL, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University

Hatice POLAT, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Malatya Turgut Ozal University

Locations

Gaziantep Islamic University of Science and Technology

Gaziantep, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Kahramanmaraş, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

References

Jang SH, Kim DI, Choi MS. Effects and treatment methods of acupuncture and herbal medicine for premenstrual syndrome/premenstrual dysphoric disorder: systematic review. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2014 Jan 10;14:11. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-11.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 24410911 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24410911/

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Other Identifiers

KSUESRAKARATASOKYAY002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id