Progressive Relaxation Exercise, Menopausal Symptoms and Working Performance

NCT ID: NCT07085078

Last Updated: 2025-07-25

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

106 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-04-30

Study Completion Date

2025-12-30

Brief Summary

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Women typically enter menopause between the ages of 40 and 47, and they spend approximately one-third of their lives in this phase. During menopause, many experience hot flashes due to decreased estrogen levels, along with vasomotor changes such as altered heart rhythms and sleep disturbances. These issues may accompany or occur independently of hot flashes. Additionally, psychological changes can arise, including tension, sudden mood swings, anxiety, stress, and depression. Physiological concerns may include vaginal atrophy and stress incontinence.

Detailed Description

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Previous studies have shown that menopausal symptoms can significantly increase women's social appearance anxiety, depression, stress, and anxiety overall, negatively impacting their quality of life. Moreover, a limited number of recent studies have attempted to explore the relationship between the severity of menopausal symptoms in the workplace and factors such as job performance, career development decisions, and overall work participation.

This study aims to investigate the effects of progressive relaxation exercises on women's menopausal symptoms and their work performance.

Conditions

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Menopause Menopause Related Conditions

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Caregivers Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Education

Progressive relaxation exercis

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

progressive relaxation exercises

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants with menopausal symptoms received progressive relaxation exercise training, led by the responsible researcher who assigned them to the experimental group.

Control

Participants with menopausal symptoms assigned to the control group will not receive any intervention. They are expected to answer the scale questions used in the study.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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progressive relaxation exercises

Participants with menopausal symptoms received progressive relaxation exercise training, led by the responsible researcher who assigned them to the experimental group.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Being a woman between the ages of 45-65
* Being able to read and understand Turkish
* Being at least a primary school graduate
* Not having menstruation for a year

Exclusion Criteria

* Having a disability in maintaining communication (such as hearing and speaking)
* Having entered early menopause (no menstruation) through surgery or natural means,
* Being on hormone therapy
* Filling out forms incompletely
Minimum Eligible Age

45 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Bursa Uludağ University Scientific Research Projects Unit

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Aydin Adnan Menderes University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Gonca Buran

Assoc. Prof.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi

Nilufer, Bursa, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Bursa Uludag University

Bursa, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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O'Neill MT, Jones V, Reid A. Impact of menopausal symptoms on work and careers: a cross-sectional study. Occup Med (Lond). 2023 Sep 29;73(6):332-338. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqad078.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 37542726 (View on PubMed)

Koopmans L, Bernaards CM, Hildebrandt VH, Lerner D, de Vet HC, van der Beek AJ. Cross-cultural adaptation of the Individual Work Performance Questionnaire. Work. 2015;53(3):609-19. doi: 10.3233/WOR-152237.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 26835864 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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18/17

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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