The Transtheoretical Model For Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
• Interventions: Other: Individual counselling program

• Registration Number: NCT04471012
• Lead Sponsor: Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University

Brief Summary

The main objective of this study was to investigate the impact of individual counseling programs which has been designed from the Transtheoretical Model (TM) suggesting a healthy diet and physical activity for the students diagnosed with PCOS in the management of their syndrome. The data for the analysis was drawn from a sample of 854 students at first and a totally of 67 students were administered the scales. The control (N=33) and experimental groups (N=34) were formed based on a simple randomization technique.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-09-01
• Primary Completion: 2016-11-30
• Study Completion: 2016-11-30
• Status Verified: 2020-07
• Study First Submitted: 2020-07-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-07-13
• Study First Posted: 2020-07-14
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-07-14
• Last Update Posted: 2020-07-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 67

Inclusion Criteria

• voluntary participation
• absence of sexual activity
• belonging to the age group of 19-24
• absence of chronic diseases
• absence of any physical disability and a lack of mental disorders.

Exclusion Criteria

• being on medicine
• scores of above 18.5 and below 30 on the Body Mass Index (BMI)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Individual counselling program	Individual counselling program	An individual counseling program that was based on TM and included motivational interview techniques was given to the experimental group which involved general information about the importance of weight control, healthy diet, and exercise. The experimental group was given a Benefits of Healthy Diet and Physical Activity in PCOS Training Booklet during their first counseling session.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anthropometric Measurement	1st month	Anthropometric measurements that are frequently used to evaluate the nutritional status of the individuals are weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m2.
Anthropometric Measurement Change	5th month	Anthropometric measurements that are frequently used to evaluate the nutritional status of the individuals are weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m2.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Afyonkarahisar Health Science University; 🇹🇷 Afyonkarahisar, Turkey