Brief Yoga and Mindfulness for Women Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence

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

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06061029

Enrollment

Registered

2023-09-29

Start date

2023-03-10

Completion date

2023-09-20

Last updated

2023-09-29

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Conditions

Domestic Violence

Keywords

Brief yoga and mindfulness, online psychoeducation, self-compassion, rumination, domestic violence, psychological health

Brief summary

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.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALBrief Yoga- and Mindfulness-Based Psychoeducation Program

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

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21	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.
The Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form	6 weeks	To measure self-compassion level. In this scale higher scores mean better/higher self-compassion.
The Brief State Rumination Inventory	6 weeks	To measure rumination level. In this scale higher scores mean higher rumination.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026