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How culture shapes menopause: new study seeks answers
NCT ID NCT07648680
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how women from different cultural backgrounds experience menopause and how healthcare professionals understand it. Researchers will survey doctors and nurses and interview women aged 40 to 65 in Tarragona, Spain. The goal is to identify specific needs so that community care can be more inclusive and effective.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help tailor community nursing interventions to better support women from different cultural backgrounds during menopause.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage observational study with only 25 participants, so findings may not apply broadly. It aims to gather insights, not test a treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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.
Who is studied
The study population consists of two main groups located in the Tarragona healthcare area: Healthcare Professionals: Nurses and physicians working in Primary Care centers (Institut Català de la Salut) who provide care to women during the climacteric stage. Women in the Climacteric Stage: Women aged 40 to 65 years from diverse sociocultural and ethnic backgrounds who are users of the Primary Care centers in the same geographical area. The sample will be drawn from urban and rural health centers to ensure a representative professional perspective and a diverse range of lived experiences from the women interviewed.
- Ages
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40 to 65 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: For professionals: * Healthcare professional aged 18 years or older. * Currently working in the Primary Care setting. * Provide care or work with women in the climateric stage. * Agreement to participate and completion of the anonymous survey after providing informed consent. For Women (Qualitative Phase): * Women aged 40 to 65 years. * Currently in the climacteric stage (perimenopause or postmenopause). * Belonging to diverse sociocultural or ethnic backgrounds. * Ability to communicate and provide informed consent for the individual interview. Exclusion Criteria: For porfessionals: \*Refusal to participate in the study or incomplete electronic survey. For Women (Qualitative Phase): * Inability to understand the study's language (Spanish or Catalan). * Cognitive impairment that prevents the participant from providing informed consent or participating in the interview/survey. * Refusal to participate in the study.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institut Català de la Salut (ICS) - Camp de Tarragona.
RECRUITINGTarragona, Spain
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