Can a voice-based program empower blind women through menopause?

NCT ID NCT07771946

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Ankara University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Aug 19, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial tests whether a specially designed audio-described education program can improve menopause knowledge and reduce symptom severity in visually impaired women. About 46 women aged 40-60 who are members of a blind association will be randomly assigned to receive the program or not. Researchers will measure changes in menopause knowledge and symptom scores using standard questionnaires.

What this could mean

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Active substance: Audio-described menopause education program
What this could lead to: If effective, this approach could offer a simple, accessible way to improve menopause knowledge and symptom management for visually impaired women.
What could go wrong: The trial is small (46 participants) and early, so results may not apply broadly. Education alone may not reduce physical symptoms, and outcomes depend on self-report.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

46 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Feb 2025

Finished

Jul 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

40 to 60 years

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Being a member of the Ankara Branch of the Altı Nokta Blind Association, * Being a woman with visual impairment (congenital or acquired), * Being female, * Being between 40 and 60 years of age, * Being able to speak Turkish, * Having no additional communication problems other than visual impairment, * Having experienced at least 12 months of amenorrhea (STRAW+1 criteria). Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to participate in the study, * Previous participation in a structured menopause-related education program, * Use of pharmacological treatment for the management of menopausal symptoms, * Use of non-pharmacological methods for menopausal symptom management (e.g., yoga, aromatherapy, phytotherapy, etc.), * Surgical menopause, * Having additional disabilities other than visual impairment (hearing, intellectual, or physical disabilities). Withdrawal / Discontinuation Criteria * Initiation of any pharmacological or non-pharmacological intervention aimed at reducing menopausal symptoms during the study period, * Non-adherence to the study protocol, * Voluntary withdrawal from the study.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

blindness (disorder) vision disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Menopausal symptoms Menopause Visual impairment and blindness (excl colour blindness) Women's health education

Can a voice-based program empower blind women through menopause?

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