Mental Imagery in Menstrual Cycle Phases

Izmir University of Economics

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Menstrual Cycles; Menstruation; Mental Imagery

Treatments: Other: Since this was an observational study, no intervention was performed.

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06558266

B.30.2.İEÜSB.0.05.05-20-291

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 152 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria

• Being a woman between the ages of 18-25,
• Having a regular menstrual cycle,
• Being a volunteer Exclusion criteria
• Using neuropsychiatric medication that may affect perception and cognitive skills.

People who do not participate in any of the four assessments will be excluded from the study.

Trial design

152 participants in 1 patient group

menstrual cycle monitoring group

Description:

Female students between 18-25 with regular menstrual cycles

Treatment:

Other: Since this was an observational study, no intervention was performed.