Mindfulness may ease menopause symptoms, small study suggests
NCT ID NCT06892509
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether an 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction program could improve quality of life, sleep, and mental well-being in menopausal women. Researchers enrolled 86 women aged 45-64 who had not had a period for at least a year. Half took the mindfulness program; the other half received no intervention. The study is now complete, and results will show if mindfulness helps ease common menopause complaints like sleep problems and low mood.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mindfulness-based stress reduction program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a non-hormonal way for menopausal women to improve their quality of life, sleep, and mental well-being.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study in Turkey, so results may not apply to other groups. The control group got no intervention, which can bias results.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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86 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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.
- Ages
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45 to 64 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Who agreed to participate in the research, * Can read and write Turkish, * Not diagnosed with a psychiatric illness, * 45-64 years of age with no menstrual bleeding for at least one year, * Using any CAM method (such as Reiki, phytoestrogens, acupressure), * Women who score above 5 points on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale will be included. Exclusion Criteria: * Voluntary withdrawal from the research, * Taking antidepressants, antihistamines, benzodiazepines, hypnotics, narcotics, etc, * Women who started to use any CAM method (such as Reiki, phytoestrogens, acupressure) will be excluded from the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AgriIbrahimCecenU
Ağrı, Turkey, Turkey (Türkiye)
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