Mandala Coloring and Postpartum Blues
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Kırklareli University
- Where
- Türkiye1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 77 people enrolled
- Started
- 10 Oct 2024
- Ended
- 3 Mar 2025
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets no study treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Mandala coloring
- Record updated
- 17 March 2025
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years to 35 years
- Sex
- Women only
- Healthy volunteers
- Can take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Between the ages of 18-35,
- Being between the 1st and 14th days postpartum
- Being able to read, understand and write Turkish,
- Having given birth at term (single birth at 38 weeks and above),
- Having given birth by normal vaginal delivery or cesarean section after an uncomplicated pregnancy
- Scoring 13 points or above on the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale
- Scoring 3 points or above on the Stein Blues Scale
- Having stable vital signs, not having undergone infertility treatment, not having a chronic disease (such as hypertension, diabetes), not experiencing severe depression, anxiety and stress, not having any chronic disease or not having a disease that may cause cognitive impairment (such as delirium, dementia, mental retardation), not having serious complications in the mother and volunteering to participate in the study will be included in the study
Who cannot take part
- Not meeting inclusion criteria
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
One of the art therapy techniques that can provide psychological support and healing is mandala painting. Mandala is a Sanskrit word meaning 'circle'. The purpose of the circle is to encourage meditation, concentration and integration by narrowing or limiting the visual field towards the centre. In mandala painting, the individual can focus on the lines, stay in the moment, separate themselves from the concerns of the past and future and allow them to recall the consciousness of the moment. Studies in the literature have reported that making mandalas is an effective method for reducing negative mood and anxiety in people.This study was planned as a randomized controlled study to help women who experience postpartum sadness get through this period more easily.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Mandala coloring groupTreatment being tested
Mandala painting will be applied to postpartum women who have postpartum blues
Treatment: Mandala coloring
- Control groupNo study treatment, for comparison
Participants in this group will consist of people who do not routinely do any practice on their own to reduce postpartum blues symptoms.
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- The Effect of Mandala Coloring on Postpartum Blues: a Randomized Controlled Trial
- Record updated
- 17 March 2025