The Effect of Mindfulness Training on Premenstrual Syndrome Symptoms and Quality of Life

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• Conditions: Mindfulness; Premenstrual Syndrome-PMS; Quality of Life

• Registration Number: NCT06756477
• Lead Sponsor: Nisan Akçay

Brief Summary

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is an important health problem that negatively affects women's quality of life by reducing their daily activities, sleep quality, cognitive functioning, interpersonal relationships, academic performance, work and school attendance. Studies show that PMS is associated with unhealthy life behaviors and that PMS can be reduced through the development of healthy life behaviors. Midwives can benefit from mindfulness-based programs while providing quality health care services to develop a healthy lifestyle in the prevention and treatment of PMS in women. In the literature, there is no study examining the effectiveness of mindfulness-based healthy life behaviors training on PMS. To the best of our knowledge, our study is the first study to examine the effect of a mindfulness-based healthy life behaviors training program on premenstrual syndrome symptoms and quality of life.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-12-21
• Status Verified: 2025-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-01-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-01-02
• Study First Posted: 2025-01-03
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-03
• Study Start: 2025-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2026-01-01
• Study Completion: 2026-06-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 130

Inclusion Criteria

Being a student at Gülhane Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Health Sciences Regular menstruation Experiencing moderate PMS Agreeing to participate in the study

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Exclusion Criteria

Being a student in the Department of Midwifery Having a psychiatric diagnosis or gynecological disease Kontraseptif medication use Having a health problem Receiving treatment for PMS

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSS)	Before the start of training and 3 months after the first training	The total score ranges between 44-220. The higher the score, the higher the intensity of premenstrual syndrome symptoms.
Menstrual Healthy Living Behaviors Scale	Before the training, in the 2nd month of training and 3 months after the first training is completed	The total score ranges from 33 to 165, with higher scores indicating better life behaviors.
Quality of Life Visual Analog Scale (VAS)	Before the training, in the 2nd month of training and 3 months after the first training is completed	Total scale scores range from 0-10. The higher the scale scores, the better the quality of life.