Mental Imagery in Menstrual Cycle Phases

Completed

• Conditions: Menstruation; Mental Imagery; Menstrual Cycles
• Interventions: Other: Since this was an observational study, no intervention was performed.

• Registration Number: NCT06558266
• Lead Sponsor: Izmir University of Economics

Brief Summary

Hormonal fluctuations occur during the menstrual cycle and can affect cognition. For example, an increase in estrogen levels has been reported to temporarily enhance auditory perception of newly formed stimuli. It has been suggested that fluctuations in hormone levels can alter cognitive performance throughout the menstrual cycle because these fluctuations impact the neurobiology of the brain regions involved in cognition and emotion processing. Mental imagery (MI) refers to the mental process in which an individual imagines performing a movement without actually executing the movement. The effects of hormonal fluctuations on cognitive-perceptual skills have been mentioned above. In light of the above information, this study was planned to examine the relationship between menstrual symptom characteristics and mental imagery ability and to compare women s mental imagery abilities according to the phases of the menstrual cycle.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-05-01
• Study First Submitted: 2024-07-29
• Status Verified: 2024-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-08-15
• Study First Posted: 2024-08-16
• Primary Completion: 2025-02-01
• Study Completion: 2025-03-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-11
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 168

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
menstrual cycle monitoring group	Since this was an observational study, no intervention was performed.	Female students between 18-25 with regular menstrual cycles

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Motor Imagery Skill	In 1 month period	The Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire-2 will be used to assess the vividness of participants' movement imagery ability. In the questionnaire, a total of 12 different actions are imagined, and the questionnaire has three subscales (Internal Visual Imagery, External Visual Imagery, and Kinesthetic Imagery). A 5-point Likert scale (1: Perfectly clear and vivid as a normal vision - 5: No image at all: Only know you are thinking of the movement) is used to score each action, and the total score for each subscale ranges from 1 to 60.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Menstrual Pain	at baseline	The numbered classification scale-11 (NSS-11) (0-10) will be used to evaluate menstrual pain. It is a practical and simple method recommended to evaluate the severity and variations of menstrual pain. The participant will be asked to give a score between 0-10 for the severity of pain they perceive/feel during menstruation. "0 means no complaints", "10 means very severe complaints"
Menstrual Symptoms	at baseline	The Menstruation Symptom Scale is one of the scales that evaluates the symptoms experienced due to menstruation in detail. It is a five-point Likert-type scale consisting of twenty-four items. Participants are asked to give a number between 1 (never) and 5 (always) to the symptoms they experience related to menstruation. The MSÖ score is calculated by taking the total score average of the items in the scale. An increase in the score average indicates an increase in the severity of menstrual symptoms. The scale has three sub-dimensions: 'Negative Effects/Somatic Complaints', 'Menstrual Pain' and 'Abdominal Pain'. The score obtained from the sub-dimensions is calculated by taking the total score average of the items in the sub-dimensions.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Izmir University of Economics; 🇹🇷 İzmir, Turkey