NCT06755255

Evaluation of the Relationship Between Mediterranean Diet and Menopausal Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women

Evaluation of the Relationship Between Mediterranean Diet and Menopausal Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women Aged 45-56

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 305 (actual)
• Sponsor: Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 45 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the frequency and severity of postmenopausal symptoms in women aged 45-65 years and the level of compliance with the Mediterranean diet, and the main question it aimed to answer is: Do women with higher compliance with the Mediterranean diet have milder symptoms?

Detailed description

This cross-sectional study was conducted between 01.01.2024 and 01.06.2024 with women aged 45-65 who were registered at Tuzla E-ASM affiliated with Marmara University Pendik Hospital and who had been in menopause for at least 1 year. The sample size was calculated as 272 and the target number was determined as 305. After obtaining written consent from the participants who agreed to participate in the study and met the inclusion criteria, a questionnaire form was applied to these individuals, which questioned their sociodemographic characteristics, age of menstruation onset, pregnancy history, smoking and alcohol use, use of supplements, Mediterranean Diet Adherence Scale (MEDAS) and Menopause Rating Scale (MRS). The presence, type and severity of menopausal symptoms with the Mediterranean diet were evaluated.

Conditions

• Menopausal Complaints

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-01-01
• Primary completion: 2024-08-01
• Completion: 2024-09-01
• First posted: 2025-01-01
• Last updated: 2025-01-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)