The Effect of Art on Premenstrual Syndrome Symptoms

The Effect of Art on Premenstrual Syndrome Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Study

This study will be conducted to determine the effect of art therapy techniques on premenstrual syndrome symptoms.The study is a randomized controlled type study. The study will be conducted with 70 female students with premenstrual syndrome. In the study, which consists of two groups, experimental (n=35) and control (n=35), art therapy techniques will be applied to the students in the experimental group for 8 weeks. The control group will continue their routine coping habits. Both groups will be evaluated with the Premenstrual Syndrome scale at the end of the study, and the difference between the groups will be examined.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Premenstrual Syndrome
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: art therapy techniques

Detailed Description

First of all, ethics committee approval will be obtained by applying to the Non-Interventional Ethics Committee of the Rectorate of Kütahya Health Sciences University for the research. Then, written permission will be obtained from the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences of Kütahya Health Sciences University and the Department of Midwifery. In addition, written consent was obtained for the PMSS to be used in the research. At the first stage, the researcher will apply the research forms to all midwifery students willing to participate in the study without using any sampling method. The forms will be applied to volunteer and willing students after the lesson, in an appropriate classroom, by explaining the research and purpose. It is anticipated that the filling time of the forms will be 15-20 minutes on average. Then, all data will be evaluated in the SPSS program and randomization will be provided among the students who meet the inclusion criteria. Participants will be evaluated in two groups. One of the groups is the study group, where artistic techniques will be applied, and the other group is the control group, which will continue their routine coping habits for PMS. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups using the www.randomizer.org program. Students in the study group (35) will do group work that will last for 30-35 minutes, one day a week, for 8 weeks, with the Artistic Techniques Education Directive prepared by the researcher holding a certificate on artistic techniques in parallel with the education they received. There is no intervention or therapy involved here. Art is used as an expressive technique, and these techniques enable students to better understand and interpret their own emotions at the end of their activity. The researcher will only apply the techniques and pose non-directive questions. At the same time, these techniques raise awareness. At the end of 8 weeks, students will be reassessed with PMSS. Students in the control group (35) will not be subjected to any application, and in parallel with the study group, they will be told to continue their routine habits regarding PMS. At the end of 8 weeks, students will be reassessed with PMSS.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 72
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Kütahya, Turkey, 43000
    • Kutahya Health Science University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 30 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being over 18 years old,
• Willing and volunteering to work,
• Being able to read and write and understand what one reads,
• Getting a score of 110 and above in PMSS

Exclusion Criteria:

• Engaging in any artistic activity,
• Having experienced changes in the menstrual cycle in the last 6 months

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental; The group to which art therapy techniques will be applied.	Behavioral: art therapy techniques; Art therapy is a method that allows individuals to increase their self-awareness and realize their emotions better through artistic techniques.
No Intervention: Control; The group that will continue their routine coping habits related to premenstrual syndrome.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Techniques to be applied in the experimental group	At the end of 8 weeks, improvement in premenstrual syndrome symptoms is expected in the experimental group.	It includes an 8-week process.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Kutahya Health Sciences University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 15, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 15, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): December 30, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 9, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 17, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): June 23, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 15, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 14, 2023
• Last Verified: February 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Premenstrual Syndrome, Art, Women Health
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Disease; Menstruation Disturbances; Syndrome; Premenstrual Syndrome
• Other Study ID Numbers: E-41997688-050.99-40210

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No