Behavior change approach for students with menstrual abnormalities: Randomized Controlled Trial

UMIN ID: UMIN000054573

Registered date:10/06/2024

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Pending
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Menstrual abnormalities
• Date of first enrollment: 2024/06/10
• Target sample size: 100
• Countries of recruitment: Japan
• Study type: Interventional

Intervention(s)

Immediately after allocation, after 3 months, after 9 months, text messages will be delivered that are a combination of 5 messages tailored to menstrual symptoms and 3 messages tailored to the stage of the Transtheoretical Model.
Immediately after allocation, after 3 months, after 9 months, a non-personalized consultation recommendation leaflet will be distributed.

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Changes in the stages of the Transtheoretical Model at 3 and 9 months after the start of the intervention
• Secondary Outcome: At 3 months and 9 months after the start of the intervention, Knowledge of menstruation, Self-efficacy (GSES), Number of the process of change used, Decisional balance

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: 18years-old
• Age maximum: 20years-old
• Gender: Female
• Exclude criteria: Female students over 20 years old. Pregnant woman.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Aomori University of Health and Welfare
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology,Aomori Chuo Gakuin Univercity