The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Living Practice on Primary Dysmenorrhea
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Brief Summary
This study aims to evaluate the effects of "Mindfulness-Based Self-Compassion Training" given to students with Primary Dysmenorrhea on Stress, Pain, and Self-Efficacy. The research will be conducted at Atatürk University Faculty of Health Sciences between October 2025 and October 2026. The study was conducted with individuals who met the inclusion criteria and agreed to participate. Data were collected using a Sociodemographic Information Form, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Self-Efficacy Scale (SES), Self-Compassion Scale Short Form (SCS-S), and Mindfulness Scale (MSS). After collecting pre-test data, students with PMS in the experimental group received 8 sessions of Mindfulness-Based Self-Compassion training. The first two sessions were conducted face-to-face, and the remaining sessions were conducted online. No intervention was applied to the control group. The sample size of the study was calculated using the GPower computer program. A power analysis performed at α=0.05 yielded an effect size of 150,153 (d=0.8), achieving 90% power. Therefore, it was calculated that the sample should include at least 68 participants. This research is being conducted with 68 participants.
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Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Feb 2026
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 30, 2026
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 6, 2026
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
February 15, 2026
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 30, 2026
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 30, 2026
CompletedFebruary 6, 2026
January 1, 2026
1 month
January 30, 2026
January 30, 2026
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Demographic Information Form:
This form consists of 14 questions prepared by the researcher in accordance with the relevant literature. It includes questions about students' demographic information (age, department, class, marital status, and place of residence) and characteristics of their menstrual cycle (age of menarche, duration of bleeding and pain, etc.).
up to 1 day
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Visual Analog Scale (VAS):
up to 1 day
Other Outcomes (3)
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS):
up to 1 day
Short Form of Self-Compassion Scale (SSS-C)
up to 1 day
Mindfulness Awareness Scale (MAS):
up to 1 day
Study Arms (8)
Session I: General Objective Group Structuring, How We Evolved - Threat, Drive, and Appeasement
EXPERIMENTAL. Introduction, * Structuring the group process, * Establishing group rules and understanding their importance, * Informing group members about the concept of self-compassion, * Why Compassion? A general introduction to Evolution and Attachment Theory, * Threat, drive, and appeasement
Session 2: Threat and Self-Compassion
EXPERIMENTAL\* A "breath break with kindness" is practiced. • "Building a compassionate relationship with resilience" and "kindness meditation: a benevolent" practices are made. • "A hand on your heart" and "a compassionate comrade" practices are made.
Session 3: Unraveling the Knots of Desire and Patterns Agenda
EXPERIMENTAL\* Talk about homework. • A "breath break with kindness" is practiced. * Establishing a compassionate relationship with desire", "guided meditation to discover the inner pattern", "courtesy meditation: a good friend" practices are made.
Session 4: Internalizing compassion
EXPERIMENTAL\* "Pretend-to-pretend" practice is made for participants to observe themselves. • In addition to the previous practices, the practice of "internalizing compassion" is made in order to increase their expanded mindfulness. • Courtesy meditation: a neutral person", "kindness towards your body", which is based on mindfulness practices and increases body awareness and mindful movement, is carried out. During the day, they will be informed that they should do the "walking with kindness" practice on their own
Session 5: Me and others - Expanding the circle
EXPERIMENTAL\* A "compassionate letter" application is made by asking participants to think about a situation they encountered recently or some time ago and is still causing distress. It is explained that they can gain insight with this application. • "Courtesy meditation: the 'difficult' person", "compassion and breathing: yourself" and "compassionate breathing: others" practices are made
Session 6: Growing happiness
EXPERIMENTAL\* "Revisiting the good" practice is carried out to define the five sense organs for the participants. • "Forgiveness", "Asking for forgiveness", "forgiving others", "gratitude" practices are carried out. • The practice is expanded as "kindness meditation: groups and all beings".
Session 7: Weaving Wisdom and Compassion into Daily Life
EXPERIMENTAL\* Participants are made to choose a day in their life and allow a few minutes to pause in a mindful way. • "A breather for wise and compassionate action", "calmness meditation" and "joy sharing meditation" practices are carried out.
Session 8: Living with the Heart
EXPERIMENTAL\* The participants are told about the applications that they can apply for, where they need help to develop compassion towards self-healing skills, and the whole training is evaluated. • The "river of life" application, which evaluates mindfulness in depth, is carried out. • An overall summary of the 8-session study is made and feedback is received.
Interventions
The practice of "breathing with kindness" will be done for 7 minutes. The practice of "Building a compassionate relationship with resilience" will be held for 12 minutes, and the practice of "Kindness meditation: a benevolent" will take place for 11 minutes. "A hand over your heart" application will be made for 3 minutes and "A compassionate comrade" application will be done for 10 minutes. After each application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.
The practice of "Breath break with kindness" will be applied for 5 minutes. Afterwards, 15 minutes of information on threats, impulses and soothing systems, "A safe place" application for 11 minutes, "Courtesy meditation" for 10 minutes. After each application, 10 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.
The practice of "breathing with kindness" will be done for 7 minutes. "Building a compassionate relationship with desire" 12 minutes, "Guided meditation to discover the inner pattern" 10 minutes and "Courtesy meditation: a good friend" 11 minutes. Except for the "breath break with kindness" application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants after each application
The "pretend-to-be" practice for the participants to observe themselves will be made for 10 minutes. The practice of "internalizing compassion" will be done for 7 minutes, "kindness meditation: a neutral person" practice for 10 minutes, and "kindness towards your body" for 10 minutes. After each application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.
The "a compassionate letter" practice with the participants will continue for 15 minutes. "meditation: the 'difficult' person" 8 minutes, "compassion and breathing: yourself" 10 minutes and "compassionate breathing: others" 7 minutes. A "compassionate break" application is performed for 7 minutes.
The practice of "Revisiting the good" is carried out for 10 minutes with the participants. "Forgive yourself", "wish for forgiveness", "forgive others", "gratitude" practices will be held for 5 minutes each and will take 20 minutes in total. "Courtesy meditation: groups and all beings" will be practiced for 10 minutes. After each application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.
Participants will be given 10 minutes to choose a day in their life and allow a few minutes to pause mindfully. The practice of "a breather for wise and compassionate action" is 10 minutes, the practice of "calmness meditation" is 8 minutes, and the practice of "sharing the joy meditation" is 8 minutes. After each application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.
The participants are told about the applications they can apply for, where they need help to develop compassion towards self-healing skills, and the entire training will be evaluated for 20 minutes. The "river of life" application is carried out for 20 minutes. 10 minutes of feedback will be received after the application.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Students with regular menstrual periods (lasting 3-8 days, with a menstrual cycle range of 21-35 days),
- Students with dysmenorrhea pain intensity of 45 mm or more according to the Visual Analog Scale (VAS).
You may not qualify if:
- Students diagnosed with secondary dysmenorrhea (endometriosis, ovarian cyst/tumor, pelvic infectious disease, myoma, uterine polyps, uterine adhesions, infection, etc.),
- Students using oral contraceptives,
- Students with compromised tissue integrity in the abdominal area,
- Students with any chronic or mental illness.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Associate Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 30, 2026
First Posted
February 6, 2026
Study Start
February 15, 2026
Primary Completion
March 30, 2026
Study Completion
May 30, 2026
Last Updated
February 6, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-01
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share