protocolSection identificationModule nctId: NCT06263257, orgStudyIdInfo id: 2023-631, briefTitle: The Effect of Mandala Therapy on Anxiety and Comfort in Kidney Transplant Recipients, statusModule overallStatus: NOT_YET_RECRUITING, startDateStruct date: 2024-04-22, primaryCompletionDateStruct date: 2024-10, completionDateStruct date: 2025-04, studyFirstPostDateStruct date: 2024-02-16, lastUpdatePostDateStruct date: 2024-04-16, sponsorCollaboratorsModule leadSponsor name: Busra Nur Temur, class: OTHER, descriptionModule briefSummary: The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of mandala art therapy on the anxiety and comfort levels of living kidney transplant recipients. While kidney transplantation improves the recipients' quality of life, it may also expose them to psychological, physical, and social challenges post-transplant. This situation can increase recipients' levels of anxiety, making them cope with psychiatric issues and affecting their comfort levels. Feeling psychologically and physiologically comfortable is a crucial component of a successful recovery process for recipients.Mandala art therapy is known as an effective method that supports the mental health, physical functioning, and social and emotional well-being of individuals with health issues. Mandalas can contribute to comfort by promoting inner peace, focusing attention, and encouraging creative expression. This study aims to investigate the impact of mandala art therapy on anxiety and comfort levels in kidney transplant recipients. To achieve this goal, a mixed-methods study using a randomized controlled and nested experimental design is planned.The results of this study will provide valuable insights to healthcare providers by elucidating the impact of mandala art therapy on comfort and anxiety levels in living kidney transplant recipients. This information may guide healthcare professionals in enhancing kidney transplant recipients' psychological and emotional well-being, reducing stress, and promoting higher levels of comfort through mandala art therapy.H0a: There is no effect of Mandala Art Therapy on the perceived anxiety level in living kidney transplant recipients.H0b: There is no effect of Mandala Art Therapy on the comfort level of living kidney transplant recipients., conditionsModule conditions: Anxiety, conditions: Transplant;Failure,Kidney, conditions: Transplant Complication, designModule studyType: INTERVENTIONAL, phases: NA, designInfo allocation: RANDOMIZED, interventionModel: PARALLEL, interventionModelDescription: For the intervention group, the first measurement (afternoon of the day before surgery) will include State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and General Comfort Questionaire, the second measurement (Postoperative Day 5 - discharge day) will include State Anxiety Inventory and General Comfort Questionaire. The sessions of the Mandala Art Therapy training program for the intervention group will be conducted as follows: Session 1 on Postoperative Day 5 - discharge day (after the scales), Session 2 on 1st Control (1 week after surgery), Session 3 on 2nd Control (2 weeks after surgery), and the third measurement at 3rd Control (1 month after surgery). For the Control Group, the third measurement (1 month after surgery) will be collected through self-reporting for State Anxiety Inventory and General Comfort Questionaire. This stage aims to conduct a randomized controlled study., primaryPurpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE, maskingInfo masking: TRIPLE, maskingDescription: Blinding In this study, blinding of participants and the statistician is planned. Blinding of the researcher implementing the intervention will not be possible. Since participants will not know to which group they are assigned, participant blinding is considered feasible. Data related to the scales (post-test) will be coded as 'A' and 'B' without indicating whether they belong to the intervention or control group. The coded data will be analyzed by a statistician, without knowledge of group allocation. After the statistical analyses are completed, the coding for the intervention and control groups will be revealed. This blinding technique is intended to minimize statistical bias., whoMasked: PARTICIPANT, whoMasked: CARE_PROVIDER, whoMasked: OUTCOMES_ASSESSOR, enrollmentInfo count: 72, type: ESTIMATED, armsInterventionsModule interventions name: Mandala Art Therapy, outcomesModule primaryOutcomes measure: Reduction in anxiety levels, primaryOutcomes measure: Increasing comfort level, eligibilityModule sex: ALL, minimumAge: 18 Years, stdAges: ADULT, stdAges: OLDER_ADULT, contactsLocationsModule, hasResults: False