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NCT Number: NCT06061029

Brief Yoga and Mindfulness for Women Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Domestic Violence Behavior Digestive System Diseases Feeding and Eating Disorders Gastrointestinal Diseases Mental Disorders Personal Satisfaction Psychological Well-Being Rumination Syndrome

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Navidreza Hosseinzadeh Asl

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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.

Treatment and study plan

Brief Yoga- and Mindfulness-Based Psychoeducation Program

Behavioral

A unique mindfulness psychoeducation program incorporating features of Hatha yoga and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, plus the main concepts of self-compassion

Primary outcomes

  1. Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    To measure the occurrence of symptoms associated with depression, anxiety, and stress. In this scale, higher scores mean higher depression, anxiety, or stress.

  2. The Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    To measure self-compassion level. In this scale higher scores mean better/higher self-compassion.

  3. The Brief State Rumination Inventory

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    To measure rumination level. In this scale higher scores mean higher rumination.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Istanbul Aydın University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Sep 29, 2023
Registry last updated
Sep 29, 2023

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