Mental Imagery in Menstrual Cycle Phases
NCT Number: NCT06558266
Status: RECRUITING
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions: Menstruation|Mental Imagery|Menstrual Cycles
Interventions: OTHER: Since this was an observational study, no intervention was performed.
Sponsor: Izmir University of Economics
Sex: FEMALE
Age: ADULT
Enrollment: 152
Study Design: Observational Model: |Time Perspective: p
Start Date: 2024-07-01
Completion Date: 2025-03-01
Locations: Izmir University of Economics, İzmir, 35330, Turkey

Summary:
Hormonal fluctuations occur during the menstrual cycle and can affect cognition. For example, an increase in estrogen levels has been reported to temporarily enhance auditory perception of newly formed stimuli. It has been suggested that fluctuations in hormone levels can alter cognitive performance throughout the menstrual cycle because these fluctuations impact the neurobiology of the brain regions involved in cognition and emotion processing. Mental imagery (MI) refers to the mental process in which an individual imagines performing a movement without actually executing the movement. The effects of hormonal fluctuations on cognitive-perceptual skills have been mentioned above. In light of the above information, this study was planned to examine the relationship between menstrual symptom characteristics and mental imagery ability and to compare women s mental imagery abilities according to the phases of the menstrual cycle.

Primary Outcome Measures: Motor Imagery Skill, The Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire-2 will be used to assess the vividness of participants' movement imagery ability. In the questionnaire, a total of 12 different actions are imagined, and the questionnaire has three subscales (Internal Visual Imagery, External Visual Imagery, and Kinesthetic Imagery). A 5-point Likert scale (1: Perfectly clear and vivid as a normal vision - 5: No image at all: Only know you are thinking of the movement) is used to score each action, and the total score for each subscale ranges from 1 to 60., In 1 month period
Secondary Outcome Measures: Menstrual Symptoms, The Menstruation Symptom Scale is one of the scales that evaluates the symptoms experienced due to menstruation in detail. It is a five-point Likert-type scale consisting of twenty-four items. Participants are asked to give a number between 1 (never) and 5 (always) to the symptoms they experience related to menstruation. The MSÖ score is calculated by taking the total score average of the items in the scale. An increase in the score average indicates an increase in the severity of menstrual symptoms. The scale has three sub-dimensions: 'Negative Effects/Somatic Complaints', 'Menstrual Pain' and 'Abdominal Pain'. The score obtained from the sub-dimensions is calculated by taking the total score average of the items in the sub-dimensions., at baseline|Menstrual Pain, The numbered classification scale-11 (NSS-11) (0-10) will be used to evaluate menstrual pain. It is a practical and simple method recommended to evaluate the severity and variations of menstrual pain. The participant will be asked to give a score between 0-10 for the severity of pain they perceive/feel during menstruation. "0 means no complaints", "10 means very severe complaints", at baseline