NCT06144073

The Effect of Mandala Art Therapy in Coping With Premenstrual Syndrome

The Effect of Mandala Art Therapy in Coping With Premenstrual Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Mandala practice will be applied to women with premenstrual syndrome. The intervention group (Mandala practice group) and the control group each consisted of 60 women.

Detailed description

Materials and Methods: The randomized controlled trial was conducted between October 2022 and April 2024 with 120 students (60 intervention group and 60 control group) studying at Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University and Gaziantep Islamic Science and Technology University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Midwifery. In the study, mandala art therapy is applied to the students in the intervention group. The students will be informed about the method to be followed in the research, the voluntary information form will be read to those who want to participate in the research, and their verbal and written permission will be obtained. Before the mandala art therapy, Personal Information Form, Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSS), Coping with Premenstrual Change Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Beck Depression Inventory will be applied to the students in both groups. The students in the intervention group will be given mandala activity by the researcher two days a week for 12 weeks/total 24 times. Three months after the first interview, Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSÖ), Coping with Premenstrual Change Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Beck Depression Inventory will be administered as a post-test. One month after the end of the study, Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMS), Coping with Premenstrual Change Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Beck Depression Inventory will be administered again as follow-up assessment. The materials such as drawing paper, drawing and crayons required for mandala drawing in the study were provided by the researchers.

Conditions

• Premenstrual Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Intervention (Mandala art therapy) group	Personal Information Form, Premenstrual Syndrome Scale, Coping with Premenstrual Change Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Beck Depression Inventory will be applied to the students in both groups before mandala art therapy. The students in the experimental group will be given mandala activity by the researcher two days a week for 12 weeks/total 24 times. Three months after the first interview, Premenstrual Syndrome Scale, Coping with Premenstrual Change Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Beck Depression Inventory will be administered as a post-test. One month after the end of the study, Premenstrual Syndrome Scale, Coping with Premenstrual Change Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Beck Depression Inventory will be applied again as follow-up evaluation.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-10-06
• Primary completion: 2024-04-29
• Completion: 2024-04-30
• First posted: 2023-11-22
• Last updated: 2025-06-26

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)