Mandala Coloring and Postpartum Blues

NCT06637891 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: KırklareliAS-14
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 77
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

One of the art therapy techniques that can provide psychological support and healing is mandala painting. Mandala is a Sanskrit word meaning 'circle'. The purpose of the circle is to encourage meditation, concentration and integration by narrowing or limiting the visual field towards the centre. In mandala painting, the individual can focus on the lines, stay in the moment, separate themselves from the concerns of the past and future and allow them to recall the consciousness of the moment. Studies in the literature have reported that making mandalas is an effective method for reducing negative mood and anxiety in people.This study was planned as a randomized controlled study to help women who experience postpartum sadness get through this period more easily.

Conditions

Post Partum Depression; Depression, Anxiety

Keywords

Mandala coloring; postpartum blues

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Introductory Information form A form that includes questions about women's socio-demographic and pregnancy and characteristics. Introductory Information form

  A form that includes questions about women's socio-demographic and pregnancy and characteristics. The survey consists of questions covering the personal characteristics, obstetric characteristics and psycho-social characteristics of new mothers.

  between 1 to 4 weeks

• Stein Blues Scale

  The scale consists of two sections with a total of 13 questions. The first eight questions are Likert-type questions that examine mood symptoms. The second section investigates the presence of symptoms of headache, restlessness, difficulty in concentration, forgetfulness and confusion with five questions answered with yes/no. The scoring of the section with Likert-type questions varies between 0 and 4, and if there are symptoms in the last five questions, 1 point is added to the total score for each. The minimum score is 0, and the maximum score is 26. Patients are asked to answer the scale thinking only about that day.

  between 1 to 4 weeks

• Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale

  Responses to the 4-point Likert-type scale consisting of ten questions are scored between 0 and 3. The cut-off score for the scale is taken as 12/13. If the score is 12 and below, the patient is not considered at risk for postpartum depression, and if it is 13 and above, the patient is considered at risk for postpartum depression. Scores from 0 to 30 are taken from the scale.

  between 1 to 4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Mandala coloring group

EXPERIMENTAL

Mandala painting will be applied to postpartum women who have postpartum blues

Other: Mandala coloring

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in this group will consist of people who do not routinely do any practice on their own to reduce postpartum blues symptoms.

Interventions

Mandala coloring OTHER

Participants will be asked to choose the pages they want from 12 colored felt-tip pen paint sets and 16 mandala coloring pages given to each participant by the researcher for 2 weeks, 3 days a week, at any time of the day and for an average of 20-30 minutes each time, and paint them in the colors they want.

Mandala coloring group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 35 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Between the ages of 18-35,
• Being between the 1st and 14th days postpartum
• Being able to read, understand and write Turkish,
• Having given birth at term (single birth at 38 weeks and above),
• Having given birth by normal vaginal delivery or cesarean section after an uncomplicated pregnancy
• Scoring 13 points or above on the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale
• Scoring 3 points or above on the Stein Blues Scale
• Having stable vital signs, not having undergone infertility treatment, not having a chronic disease (such as hypertension, diabetes), not experiencing severe depression, anxiety and stress, not having any chronic disease or not having a disease that may cause cognitive impairment (such as delirium, dementia, mental retardation), not having serious complications in the mother and volunteering to participate in the study will be included in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kırklareli University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Cukurova University

Adana, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression, Postpartum; Depression; Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Puerperal Disorders; Pregnancy Complications; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Depressive Disorder; Mood Disorders; Mental Disorders; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• ELIF DAGLI, P

  Cukurova University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 5, 2024
• First Posted: October 15, 2024
• Study Start: October 10, 2024
• Primary Completion: March 3, 2025
• Study Completion: March 3, 2025
• Last Updated: March 17, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)