Brief Yoga and Mindfulness for Women Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Brief Yoga- and Mindfulness-Based Psychoeducation Program for Women Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence: A Randomized Control Trial Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06061029
• Other study ID #: 2023/06
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 10, 2023
• Est. completion date: September 20, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: September 2023
• Source: Istanbul Aydin University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a brief yoga- and mindfulness-based psychoeducation program and its working mechanisms in improving psychological health parameters (depression, anxiety, and stress) among women who have experienced domestic violence (DV). In a randomized controlled trial, 51 DV-victimized women were assigned to an intervention group (n = 27) or a waitlist control group (n = 24). The intervention was a five-week yoga- and mindfulness-based psychoeducation program. The researchers planned to provide support for the effectiveness of a brief yoga- and mindfulness-based psychoeducation program for improving the psychological health of DV-victimized women. Self-compassion and rumination were hypothesized as working mechanisms underlying the intervention's success.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 51
• Est. completion date: September 20, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: August 18, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• The inclusion criteria for this study required participants to be women aged 18 years or older who had experienced domestic violence in the previous 12 months but were no longer in an ongoing domestic violence situation. Additionally, participants needed to have secure access to a smartphone or a laptop / Personal Computer.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Refusal to give consent or missing more than one session of the psychoeducation program were the exclusion criteria. The individuals who met the absence criterion were still able to continue the rest of the sessions; however, their questionnaires were not included.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Domestic Violence

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Brief Yoga- and Mindfulness-Based Psychoeducation Program
A unique mindfulness psychoeducation program incorporating features of Hatha yoga and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, plus the main concepts of self-compassion

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Navidreza Hosseinzadeh Asl	Istanbul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Istanbul Aydin University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21	To measure the occurrence of symptoms associated with depression, anxiety, and stress. In this scale, higher scores mean higher depression, anxiety, or stress.	6 weeks
Primary	The Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form	To measure self-compassion level. In this scale higher scores mean better/higher self-compassion.	6 weeks
Primary	The Brief State Rumination Inventory	To measure rumination level. In this scale higher scores mean higher rumination.	6 weeks