Abused WomenNCT07255690
Effects of the Stress Management Program on Stress and Coping Styles in Emotionally Abused Women
A study testing Online Stress Management Program in people with Abused Women, run by Manisa Celal Bayar University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effectiveness of a structured stress management intervention in promoting healthier coping mechanisms and reducing perceived stress levels among emotionally abused young women. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older, women only
- Conditions the study is for
- Abused Women
- What is being tested?
- Online Stress Management Program
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 52 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 1 Feb 2024to 30 Mar 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- Women only
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- being female
- over 18 years of age
- scoring above the mean on the Emotional Abuse Perceived Scale
- being a student at the university where the study was conducted
- having internet access
- not having any physical or mental health condition that could prevent participation
Who cannot join
- being male
- not over 18 years of age
- scoring lower the mean on the Emotional Abuse Perceived Scale
- having any physical or mental health condition that could prevent participation
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Strengthening the Psyche: The Online Stress Management Program on Stress and Coping Styles in Emotionally Abused Young Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effectiveness of a structured stress management intervention in promoting healthier coping mechanisms and reducing perceived stress levels among emotionally abused young women. The main questions it aims to answer are: H1: Women who participate in the OSM program will show a significant reduction in perceived stress levels compared to the control group. H2: Women who participate in the OSM program will show a significant improvement in coping style levels compared to the control group. Researchers will compare a structured stress management program to usual conditions to see if it promotes healthier coping mechanisms and reduces perceived stress levels among emotionally abused young women. Participants will: Receive a 6-week Online Stress Management Program Attend six weekly sessions (40-50 minutes each) delivered via Zoom
- Conditions
- Abused Women
- Being tested
- Online Stress Management Program
- Keywords
- emotionally abused, women, stress, stress management program, coping styles, randomized controlled trial
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Online Stress Management ProgramBehavioural
The Online Stress Management Program was implemented with participants who met the eligibility criteria and completed the pretest. The program aimed to enhance participants' stress management and emotional regulation skills while fostering psychological empowerment. Conducted by a psychiatric nurse with a PhD, the program consisted of six weekly sessions (40-50 minutes each) delivered via Zoom.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| experimental group | Experimental | The intervention group received a six-week Online Stress Management Program delivered via Zoom, consisting of weekly sessions lasting 40-50 minutes each. Receives: Behavioral: Online Stress Management Program |
| control group | No intervention | No intervention was applied to 26 participants |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change from Baseline in Perceived Stress Levels at Emotionally Abused Women Receiving the Online Stress Management Program
The scale is based on a 5-point Likert format, with scores ranging from 0 to 56
Measured: From enrollment to to the end of treatment at 6 weeks, one-month post-intervention, and three months post-intervention
Secondary outcomes (1)
Change from Baseline in Perceived Stress Levels at Emotionally Abused Women Receiving the Online Stress Management Program.
The scale includes five subscales: Self-confident, Optimistic, Submissive, Helpless and Seeking of social support. Higher scores on each subscale indicate more frequent use of that coping strategy. The minimum and maximum possible scores for each subscale are as follows: Self-confident: 0-21 points, Optimistic: 0-15 points, Helpless: 0-24 points, Submissive: 0-18 points, and Seeking of Social Support: 0-12 points.
Measured: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks, one-month post-intervention, and three months post-intervention.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted1 Dec 2025
- Study start1 Feb 2024
- Primary completion1 Oct 2024
- Study completion30 Mar 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Abused WomenStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- The program aimed to enhance participants' stress management and emotional regulation skills while fostering psychological empowerment. Conducted by a psychiatric nurse with a PhD, the program consisted of six weekly sessions (40-50 minutes each) delivered via Zoom.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 52 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Manisa Celal Bayar University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Nihan Durgu, Manisa Celal Bayar University
- Investigators
- Nihan Durgu, Principal investigator, Manisa Celal Bayar University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07255690
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 76988455-050.04-175123
- Status last verified
- Oct 2025
- First submitted
- 20 Nov 2025
- Last updated
- 1 Dec 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: IPD will not be shared because of ethical considerations, privacy protection, and the sensitive nature of the data collected
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 1 Dec 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Strengthening the Psyche: The Online Stress Management Program on Stress and Coping Styles in Emotionally Abused Young Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07255690
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 76988455-050.04-175123
- Conditions
- Abused Women
- Keywords
- emotionally abused, women, stress, stress management program, coping styles, randomized controlled trial
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 52 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Manisa Celal Bayar UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Feb 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Oct 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Mar 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 1 Dec 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effectiveness of a structured stress management intervention in promoting healthier coping mechanisms and reducing perceived stress levels among emotionally abused young women. The main questions it aims to answer are: H1: Women who participate in the OSM program will show a significant reduction in perceived stress levels compared to the control group. H2: Women who participate in the OSM program will show a significant improvement in coping style levels compared to the control group. Researchers will compare a structured stress management program to usual conditions to see if it promotes healthier coping mechanisms and reduces perceived stress levels among emotionally abused young women. Participants will: Receive a 6-week Online Stress Management Program Attend six weekly sessions (40-50 minutes each) delivered via Zoom
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- The program aimed to enhance participants' stress management and emotional regulation skills while fostering psychological empowerment. Conducted by a psychiatric nurse with a PhD, the program consisted of six weekly sessions (40-50 minutes each) delivered via Zoom.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| experimental group | Experimental | Behavioral: Online Stress Management ProgramThe intervention group received a six-week Online Stress Management Program delivered via Zoom, consisting of weekly sessions lasting 40-50 minutes each. |
| control group | No intervention | –No intervention was applied to 26 participants |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- being female
- over 18 years of age
- scoring above the mean on the Emotional Abuse Perceived Scale
- being a student at the university where the study was conducted
- having internet access
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- being male
- not over 18 years of age
- scoring lower the mean on the Emotional Abuse Perceived Scale
- having any physical or mental health condition that could prevent participation
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Online Stress Management ProgramThe Online Stress Management Program was implemented with participants who met the eligibility criteria and completed the pretest. The program aimed to enhance participants' stress management and emotional regulation skills while fostering psychological empowerment. Conducted by a psychiatric nurse with a PhD, the program consisted of six weekly sessions (40-50 minutes each) delivered via Zoom. | Behavioural | experimental group |
Primary outcome
Change from Baseline in Perceived Stress Levels at Emotionally Abused Women Receiving the Online Stress Management Program
Time frame: From enrollment to to the end of treatment at 6 weeks, one-month post-intervention, and three months post-intervention
The scale is based on a 5-point Likert format, with scores ranging from 0 to 56
1 secondary outcome
Change from Baseline in Perceived Stress Levels at Emotionally Abused Women Receiving the Online Stress Management Program.
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks, one-month post-intervention, and three months post-intervention.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 1 Dec 2025.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. IPD will not be shared because of ethical considerations, privacy protection, and the sensitive nature of the data collected
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Nihan Durgu principal investigator
Manisa Celal Bayar University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Online Stress Management Program in people with Abused Women, run by Manisa Celal Bayar University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Dec 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change from Baseline in Perceived Stress Levels at Emotionally Abused Women Receiving the Online Stress Management Program (time frame: From enrollment to to the end of treatment at 6 weeks, one-month post-intervention, and three months post-intervention). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 1 Dec 2025.