Clinical trial NCT05945472: Beauty as a State of Wellness Beauty as a State of Wellbeing in Women 40 to 64 Years of Age
Official title: Mental Beauty, the Unexplored Impact of Cosmetics on Mood, Personal Self-esteem, Perceived Stress, Mindfulness and Psychological Well-being.
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Self Esteem
Psychological Well-being
Stress, Physiological
Mood
Keywords: beauty
Wellness
cosmetics
self-esteem
stress
Mental Beauty
Lead sponsor: Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: BIT BEAUTY SL.
First posted: 2023-07-14
Enrollment: 150
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 40
Maximum age (years): 64
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: There are three arms, two of intervention and one control. Arm 1: intervention with fasting method Arm 2: Non-fasting method Arm 3: Control group
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: The sociocultural pressure towards women's body image is one of the problems that today afflicts much of the female population. It is a reality that society exerts a strong pressure on body image, particularly on women.

The main objective of this study is to analyze the self-perception and self-esteem of people who apply a facial cosmetic. A convenience sample of 150 participants is estimated, who can be randomly included in one of the three groups with different interventions.

Detailed description: The aging process is something inherent in all people, causing biological and structural changes in our organism, being the skin the one that shows the first signs of this aging. Being healthy is no longer a desire and a natural aspiration of every person, but a kind of tyranny that has turned health into a duty that, according to the wellness industry, can only be satisfied through the consumption of certain commercial products and services. The cosmetic industry feeds us with false beliefs where perfection is something achievable, but many women do not want false promises from the cosmetic industry when they are aware that they have wrinkles. Such practices jeopardize physical health and impact mental health.

IIn line with this evolution, the researchers propose this study that suggests a relationship between the use of cosmetics, psychological well-being, stress and self-esteem of the people who consume them.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Women between the ages of 40 and 65 years old
* Who use a facial cosmetic at least once a week.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Receiving oncological treatment at the time of participation in the study.
* Suffering acute infectious disease processes in the 3 months prior to the study or during the study period.
* Being diagnosed with some type of mental illness.
* Failure to sign the informed consent form.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES)
timeFrame: 3 minutes
measure: Perceived Stress Scale
timeFrame: 5 minutes
measure: The Short Mood Introspection Scale
timeFrame: 5 minutes
measure: Psychological Well-Being Scale
timeFrame: 10 minutes
measure: Descriptive questionnaire
timeFrame: 5 minutes
Secondary outcomes:
measure: The abbreviated 5-factor mindfulness instrument FFMQ
timeFrame: 10 minutes
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Zaragoza
country: Spain
facility: Faculty of Health Sciences. Zaragoza's University
Study officials:
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