The Effect of Mandala Coloring on Perinatal Grief and Psychological Resilience Levels in Women Experiencing Perinatal Loss

NCT ID: NCT07060768

Last Updated: 2025-08-15

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 60 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-09-01
• Study Completion Date: 2026-09-30

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate if mandala colouring helps to decrease grief symptoms and increase resilience in women who experienced perinatal loss.

The main questions are:

Does mandala coloring decrease perinatal grief symptoms? Does mandala coloring increase resilience?

Researchers will compare mandala coloring intervention with standard perinatal loss nursing care to evaluate if mandala coloring works to decrease grief symptoms.

Participants will:

Answer some questionnaires and scales, and do mandala coloring at least for 20 minutes for 10 days after perinatal loss experience.

Conditions

Perinatal Loss

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Intervention

This arm will have mandala coloring intervention

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Mandala Coloring

Intervention Type: OTHER

Mandala coloring at least 20 minutes each day. Totally 10 days intervention

Control

This arm will not receive any intervention

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Mandala Coloring

Mandala coloring at least 20 minutes each day. Totally 10 days intervention

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Experienced perinatal loss (neonatal death, fetal death, abortion) within the last six weeks

Exclusion Criteria

• Serious psychological problem that requires intervention with the recommendation of a psychiatrist, such as having a previous mental disorder or use of antidepressants.
• Practicing alternative methods such as yoga, meditation, acupuncture

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of Yalova

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Elif Balkan

Research Assistant

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Central Contacts

Elif Balkan, PhD Student

Role: CONTACT

elif.balkan@yalova.edu.tr

+905423513125

References

Hutti MH, dePacheco M, Smith M. A study of miscarriage: development and validation of the Perinatal Grief Intensity Scale. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 1998 Sep-Oct;27(5):547-55. doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.1998.tb02621.x.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 9773366 (View on PubMed)

Kones MO, Kaydırak MM, Aslan E, Yildiz H. The Perinatal Grief Scale (33-item short version): validity and reliability of the Turkish version. Anadolu Psikiyatri Derg. 2017; 18(3): 231-236. doi:10.5455/apd.234509.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

Toedter LJ, Lasker JN, Alhadeff JM. The Perinatal Grief Scale: development and initial validation. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 1988 Jul;58(3):435-49. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.1988.tb01604.x.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 3407734 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

EBYalova

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id