The Effect of Acupressure, Laughter Yoga and Mindfulness on Menopausal Symptoms and Quality of Life

NCT04731402 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: inonu university ethics
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 180
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to determine the effect of acupressure, laughter yoga and Mindfulness stress reduction program on menopausal symptoms and quality of life.Menopausal period, which is one of the life stages, causes physiological changes and can decrease the quality of life. The research is a randomized controlled trial. 180 women who meet the conditions for research will be included in the study. Three instruments were used to obtain the research data: Personal Information Form,Menopausal Symptoms Rating Scale and Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Scale.

Conditions

Menopausal Symptoms; Quality of Life

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Acupressure, Laughter Yoga and mindfulness stress reduction program Effects on menopause symptoms

  Menopause Rating Scale is an 11 item scale.The five-point Likert type scale has three sub-dimensions.The higher the scores of each item, the higher the complaints, the higher the total score of the scale, the higher the menopausal complaints.

  Up to 12 weeks

• Acupressure, Laughter Yoga and mindfulness stress reduction program Effects on menopausal quality of life

  Menopausal Quality of Life Scale is a Likert-type scale with 29 questions and consists of four domains: vasomotor, psychosocial, physical and sexual. Each question score is from 0 to 6. The increase in the scale score indicates that the severity of the complaints increased.

  Up to 12 weeks

Study Arms (4)

Acupressure

EXPERIMENTAL

Acupressure group Acupressure application will be applied twice a week, 24 times in total in 12 weeks. Each acupressure point will be massaged for 30 seconds to provide circulation before compression. After the massage, pressures will be applied consecutively for 90 seconds. The session duration for each woman will be 8 minutes in total, with 2 minutes for each point in each attempt.

Other: Acupressure, laughter yoga and mindfulness stress reduction program

Laughter Yoga

EXPERIMENTAL

Laughter Yoga group Laughter yoga sessions begin with gentle warm-up techniques that include stretching and stretching movements, songs, applause, and body movements. Therapy sessions are between 30-45 minutes.8 sessions of laughter yoga will be done once a week.

Other: Acupressure, laughter yoga and mindfulness stress reduction program

mindfulness stress reduction program

EXPERIMENTAL

mindfulness stress reduction program mindfulness stress reduction program consists of 8 weeks. each week is 2.5 hours. each week has a different theme. There is a 6-hour silence day in the 6th week of the program.

Other: Acupressure, laughter yoga and mindfulness stress reduction program

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

INTERVENTION NOT IMPLEMENTED

Interventions

Acupressure, laughter yoga and mindfulness stress reduction program OTHER

Initiatives will be applied to the experimental group. only measurement tools will be applied to the control group

Acupressure; Laughter Yoga; mindfulness stress reduction program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 50 Years - 70 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: It is a specific study for menopause
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• in the menopausal period

You may not qualify if:

• presence of psychiatric illness using psychiatric medication

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Inonu University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hacer

Malatya, Battalgazi, 44100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Acupressure; Laughter Therapy

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Therapy, Soft Tissue; Musculoskeletal Manipulations; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Rehabilitation; Mind-Body Therapies

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: phd

Model Details: randomized controlled trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 12, 2021
• First Posted: February 1, 2021
• Study Start: February 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2021
• Study Completion: May 1, 2021
• Last Updated: February 1, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)