The Effect of Yoga Training on Menopausal Symptoms on Menopausal Women

Menopause Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Yoga Training on Menopausal Symptoms on Menopausal Women

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04695808
• Other study ID #: g9987n5g
• Secondary ID: Duygu Yilmaz Vef
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 15, 2020
• Est. completion date: November 29, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: May 2022
• Source: Eastern Mediterranean University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Parallel to the increase in life expectancy by years, the population of women living in the post-menopausal period is also increasing. In order to have a healthy menopause, which is an important part of women's life, it is thought that the adoption of yoga practice without health risks by women and its implementation as a lifestyle may be effective in reducing the symptoms of menopause experienced by women. In line with this information, it is aimed to determine the effect of yoga training on menopausal symptoms. The research will be carried out with menopausal women between the ages of 40-60 in Famagusta region. Women will be divided into two groups as intervention and control. Personal information form and menopause rating scale will be used in the research. The intervention group will be given yoga practice two days a week for 10 weeks. Menopause rating scale will be applied to the intervention and control group before and after the research.

Description:

Parallel to the increase in life expectancy by years, the population of women living in the post-menopausal period is also increasing. In order to have a healthy menopause, which is an important part of women's life, it is thought that the adoption of yoga practice without health risks by women and its implementation as a lifestyle may be effective in reducing the symptoms of menopause experienced by women. In line with this information, it is aimed to determine the effect of yoga training on menopausal symptoms. The research will be carried out with menopausal women between the ages of 40-60 in Famagusta region. Women will be divided into two groups as intervention and control. Personal information form and menopause rating scale will be used in the research. The intervention group will be given yoga practice two days a week for 10 weeks. Menopause rating scale will be applied to the intervention and control group before and after the research.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 62
• Est. completion date: November 29, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: October 15, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 40 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Willing to participate in research,
• Can read and write in Turkish,
• Open to communication,
• Those who are between the ages of 40-60 and do not experience menstruation for at least one year, Do not use medication to treat menopausal symptoms,
• No diagnosed musculoskeletal disease, no severe heart disease,
• Not doing regular exercise and yoga,
• Not surgically menopausal,
• Women without psychiatric problems

Exclusion Criteria:

• Refusing to participate in research,
• Can't read and write Turkish,
• Communication is not possible,
• Those who are younger than 40 or older than 60 have experienced menstruation for at least one year
• Using medication for the treatment of menopausal symptoms,
• Those with a diagnosed musculoskeletal disease, severe heart disease,
• Doing regular exercise and yoga,
• Surgically menopausal, Women with psychiatric problems

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Menopause

Intervention

Behavioral:
• yoga
Yoga practice will be done two days a week for 10 weeks.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Cyprus	Eastern Mediterranean University	Famagusta

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Eastern Mediterranean University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Cyprus, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	menopause rating scale	It was developed in German by Schneider et al. In 1992 to measure the severity of menopausal symptoms and was adapted to English in 1996. MRT was adapted to Turkish by Gürkan in our country in 2005. There are "0 = None", "1 = Mild", "2 = Moderate", "3 = Severe" and "4 = Very severe" options for each item in the Likert-type scale consisting of 11 items including menopausal complaints. The total score of the scale is calculated based on the scores given for each item. The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 0, the highest score is 44.	3 months

External Links

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