Reducing Menopausal Symptoms for Women During Menopause Using Group Education in a Primary Health Care Setting: A Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 131
- 主要终点
- Change in depression symptoms during baseline to four month follow up. The measurement that be used was The Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS).
研究概览
简要总结
The aim of the study is to investigate if group education about the topic menopause to women in PHC can improve women's menopausal symptoms and reduce depression.
详细描述
One hundred twenty women will be included in the study. The survey population consists of Swedish-speaking women aged 45-55 years and seek care at Distriktsköterskemottagningen in Skene and at the Antenatal clinic in Svenljunga. The selection is done consecutively.
Method:
Grouping:The women will be randomly allocated to intervention group and control group (60/60).
The intervention:
The project includes the implementation of a total of four equivalent group treatments. Two of the group education will be at Skene Medical center and two Svenljunga Medical center. Group treatments are carried out by the district nurse and midwife in common. Each treatment group includes 15 women. A total of 60 women will thus participate in group education..Each treatment group consists of two information sessions of 2 hours.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 45 Years 至 55 Years(Adult)
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •female gender, 45 to 55 years of age, comprehension and fluency in the Swedish language.
排除标准
- •that the patient did not any longer want to participate in the study.
结局指标
主要结局
Change in depression symptoms during baseline to four month follow up. The measurement that be used was The Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS).
时间窗: from baseline to four month follow up
Primary outcome measure: Change in depression score (using the Montgomery-Asberg depression rating scale)
Change in menopause symptoms during baseline to four month follow up. The measurement that be used were The Menopause Rating Scale (MRS).
时间窗: from baseline to four month follow up
Primary outcome measure: Change in menopausal symptoms (using the menopause rating scale).
次要结局
未报告次要终点
