Status:
COMPLETED
The Effect of Health Education and Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise on Vasomotor Symptoms and Sleep Problems With Perimenopausal Women
Lead Sponsor:
Sidika Pelit Aksu
Conditions:
Vasomotor Symptoms
Hot Flashes
Eligibility:
FEMALE
40-55 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study aims to determine the effect of health education and progressive muscle relaxation exercise (PMRE) on vasomotor symptoms and sleep problems in women with perimenopausal period; a randomized...
Detailed Description
Purpose and type of study The study examines the effects of health education and progressive muscle relaxation exercise (PMRE) on vasomotor symptoms and sleep problems in women in the perimenopausal p...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Being in the perimenopausal period according to the Staging of Reproductive Aging in Women (STRAW) criteria,
- Women in the early menopause transition phase (STRAW -2). In these women, there is a variation in the duration of the cycles for 7 days or more.
- Women in the late menopausal transition phase (STRAW -1). These women have amenorrhea that lasts 60 days or longer.
- Having entered natural menopause,
- Not receiving hormone replacement therapy in the past and / or currently,
- Not having a diagnosed psychiatric disease,
- Not using alcohol,
- Not using sleeping pills,
- Not doing any other body-mind based practice (meditation, hypnosis, yoga, mindfulness techniques-minfulness, guided imagery technique), Not having a disease that may cause sleep problems and vasomotor symptoms and not receiving medical treatment (thyroid diseases, heart failure, neurological disorders),
- Women health initiative insomnia scale score above 10,
- VAS severity score above 3 for vasomotor synptomes,
- Number of moderate and severe hot flashes over 3 a day,
- To have a smart mobile phone (IOS and Android) and to be using it effectively
Exclusion
- Failure to communicate by calling 3 times on different days during the follow-up and the woman not returning to the phone call
- Woman not applying PMRE and health education at most 3 times a week
- The woman leaves the research voluntarily.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 17 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 2 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04808232
Start Date
February 17 2019
End Date
April 2 2020
Last Update
May 11 2021
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Sıdıka PELİT AKSU
Ankara, Turkey/Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye), 06500