Effects of Mandala Coloring on Premenstrual Syndrome

Effects of Mandala Coloring on Premenstrual Syndrome: Randomized Controlled Experimental Study

This research was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study in order to reduce premenstrual syndrome symptoms of women with premenstrual syndrome.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Premenstrual Syndrome
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Mandala coloring

Detailed Description

Occurs in the luteal phase and decreases or declines significantly with the onset of menstruation; physical such as breast tenderness, headache, bloating; Premenstrual syndrome is a health problem with more than 150 psychological and behavioral symptoms such as anger outbursts, irritability, anxiety, mood fluctuations, sleep and eating disorders.

Symptoms experienced during the premenstrual period lead to results such as mood/affective disorder in women, deterioration in daily life activities and social relations, an increase in negative health behaviors, as well as low academic performance in students, decreased participation in classes, getting low grades in exams, and not showing up for exams.Since its etiology is unclear, no specific treatment method can be found, and non-pharmacological therapies such as stress control, lifestyle changes, exercise and complementary therapies such as evening primrose oil, chasteberry and acupuncture are applied in its management.

Psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung discovered the psychic healing transformations created by mandala painting, one of the art therapy methods, through his own experience and that of his patients.

Various studies have determined that mandala coloring improves physical and psychological symptoms, but no studies have been conducted with PMS.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 80
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Centre
    • Kırklareli, Centre, Turkey, 39000
      • Kırklareli University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 30 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Volunteering to participate in the research
• Fully answering survey and scale forms.
• Ability to read and understand Turkish
• Being between the ages of 18 and 30 years
• Having regular menstruation (between 21 and 35 days)
• Having 45 or more from PMSS

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unwilling to continue working
• Having any problem that prevents communication (such as hearing, speaking, and understanding abilities),
• Having a gynecological disease (abnormal uterine bleeding, uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts, hormonal treatment, etc.)
• Having a chronic or physical illness
• Having a mental illness
• Being under psychiatric treatment (Pharmacotherapy or psychotherapy)
• Taking medication for menopausal symptoms
• Using one of the pharmacological or non-pharmacological methods to reduce premenstrual symptoms (COCs, acupressure, homeopathy, etc.)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Mandala coloring group; Mandala painting will be applied to women suffering from premenstrual syndrome.	Other: Mandala coloring; Each participant will be given 12 colored felt-tip pen paint sets and 12 mandala coloring pages by the researchers. Participants will be asked to dye for 3 menstrual cycles, 14 days before the start of menstruation, 1 day a week, at any time of the day and for an average of 20-30 minutes each time.
No Intervention: Control group; Participants in this group will consist of people who do not routinely do any practice on their own to reduce premenstrual syndrome symptoms.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Introductory Information Form	The form consists of questions about socio-demographic and menstrual periods.	between one to six months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSS)	Premenstrual Syndrome Scale is a 44-item Likert-type scale developed by Gencdogan to measure premenstrual symptoms and determine their severity.	between one to six months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Kırklareli University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Efsun DERİN, Kırklareli University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 11, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): June 11, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 16, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 16, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): December 27, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 13, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 11, 2024
• Last Verified: June 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Mandala coloring; Premenstrual syndrome
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Disease; Menstruation Disturbances; Syndrome; Premenstrual Syndrome
• Other Study ID Numbers: KırklareliED-2

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

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