Menopause Clinical Trial
Official title:
The Effect of Therapeutic Touch and Music Listening on Sleep Quality, Menopausal Symptoms and Quality of Life in Menopausal Women
Menopause is a natural phenomenon and physiological process in middle-aged women. It is noted that women most often complain of vasomotor symptoms and sleep disorders during the menopausal period, and therefore their quality of daily life is negatively affected. Reduce symptoms and improve quality of life for menopausal women they are applying for medical approaches due to the side effects of the method compared to music, yoga, aromatherapy, therapeutic massage, physical exercise, sleep hygiene education, therapeutic touch, acupressure, acupuncture and cognitive behavioral therapy as a non pharmacological methods, it is observed that they resort to such methods. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effect of therapeutic touch and music listening on sleep quality, menopausal symptoms and quality of life in menopausal women. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effect of therapeutic touch and music listening on sleep quality, menopausal symptoms and quality of life in menopausal women.
Status | Recruiting |
Enrollment | 108 |
Est. completion date | August 25, 2022 |
Est. primary completion date | August 25, 2022 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | Female |
Age group | 45 Years to 59 Years |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - between the ages of 45-59 - Not taking Hormone Replacement Therapy, - No psychiatric history, - Women who do not use any other CAM methods will be included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: - Those who are in surgical menopause, - Having auditory problems that prevent listening to music, - Using any other TAT method, - Women who use drugs that affect sleep (using antidepressant, antihistamine, benzodiazepan, hypnotic and narcotic drugs) will be excluded from the study. |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Turkey | Inonu University | Malatya |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Inonu University |
Turkey,
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Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | The effect of therapeutic touch on sleep quality | Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: The index consists of a total of 24 questions and 7 components. The sum of the scores from the seven components gives the total Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score. The total Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score can take a value between 0-21. The sleep quality of individuals with a total Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score of 5 or less was "good"; The sleep quality of individuals with a score above 5 points is evaluated as "poor".
Pre-test data in the research will be obtained with the Menopause Symptoms Rating Scale. After completing the scale, women will receive therapeutic touch once a week for four weeks. At the end of the fourth week, the Menopause Symptoms Rating Scale will be filled again. |
eleven months | |
Primary | The effect of therapeutic touch on menopausal symptoms | Menopause Symptoms Rating Scale : There are a total of 11 questions on the Likert-type scale, including menopausal complaints. Each question is scored from 0 to 4. While the minimum score that can be taken from the scale is 0, the maximum score is 44. The increase in the total score obtained from the scale shows the increase in the severity of the complaints, while at the same time it shows that the quality of life is negatively affected.
Pre-test data in the research will be obtained with the Menopause Symptoms Rating Scale. After completing the scale, women will receive therapeutic touch once a week for four weeks. At the end of the fourth week, the Menopause Symptoms Rating Scale will be filled again. |
eleven months | |
Primary | The effect of therapeutic touch on quality of life | Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Scale: The validity and reliability of the scale was determined by Kharbouch and Sahin in 2007 by adapting the scale to Turkish society Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Scale is a 29-item Likert-type scale. Each question score is ranked from 0 to 6. A score of 0 indicates that women do not have any problems with that subject. A score of 1 indicates that there is a problem with that subject, it is experienced, but it is not disturbing at all. Scores between 2 and 6 indicate the severity and increasing degrees of the existing problem. An increase in the scale score indicates an increase in the severity of the complaints.
Pre-test data in the research will be obtained with the Menopause Specific Quality of Life Scale. After completing the scale, women will receive therapeutic touch once a week for four weeks. At the end of the fourth week, the Menopause-Specific quality of life scale will be filled again. |
eleven months | |
Primary | The effect of listening to music on sleep quality | Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: The index consists of a total of 24 questions and 7 components. The sum of the scores from the seven components gives the total Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score. The total Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score can take a value between 0-21. The sleep quality of individuals with a total Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score of 5 or less was "good"; The sleep quality of individuals with a score above 5 points is evaluated as "poor".
Pre-test data in the study will be obtained with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. After the scale is filled, relaxation music will be sent to the women's phones. He will be asked to listen to this music for 30 minutes before going to sleep for four weeks. At the end of the fourth week, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index will be administered again. |
eleven months | |
Primary | The effect of listening to music on menopausal symptoms | Menopause Symptoms Rating Scale : The Turkish validity and reliability study of the scale was carried out by Gürkan in 2005. There are a total of 11 questions on the Likert-type scale, including menopausal complaints. Each question is scored from 0 to 4. While the minimum score that can be taken from the scale is 0, the maximum score is 44. The increase in the total score obtained from the scale shows the increase in the severity of the complaints, while at the same time it shows that the quality of life is negatively affected.
Pre-test data in the study will be obtained with the Menopause Symptoms Rating Scale. After the scale is filled, relaxation music will be sent to the women's phones. He will be asked to listen to this music for 30 minutes before going to sleep for four weeks. At the end of the fourth week, the Menopause Symptoms Rating Scale will be administered again. |
eleven months | |
Primary | The effect of listening to music on quality of life | Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Scale: Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Scale is a 29-item Likert-type scale. Each question score is ranked from 0 to 6. A score of 0 indicates that women do not have any problems with that subject. A score of 1 indicates that there is a problem with that subject, it is experienced, but it is not disturbing at all. Scores between 2 and 6 indicate the severity and increasing degrees of the existing problem. An increase in the scale score indicates an increase in the severity of the complaints.
Pre-test data in the study will be obtained with the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Scale. After the scale is filled, relaxation music will be sent to the women's phones. He will be asked to listen to this music for 30 minutes before going to sleep for four weeks. At the end of the fourth week, the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Scale will be administered again. |
eleven months |
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