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The impact of a positive psychology intervention on quality of life for women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

Not Recruiting

Open to: Female

Age: Adult

Derby

Medical Conditions

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder amongst women of reproductive age, affecting about 6.5% of women. PCOS is also the most prevalent cause of infertility. Women with PCOS are at an increased risk of miscarriage, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus and cancer. Symptoms can include hirsutism (excessive hair growth), insulin resistance, infertility and obesity. Studies have shown that PCOS sufferers have higher levels of psychological distress than healthy individuals, including anxiety and depression. Studies show that PCOS can lead to lower quality of life and that women with PCOS are at an increased risk of suffering from a psychiatric disorder, including depression. Positive psychology interventions have been shown to help improve depressive symptoms in participants. Research has found that the positive psychology activity ‘Three Good Things’ (whereby participants were asked to write down three things that went well each day and their causes) increased happiness and decreased depressive symptoms for six months. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of an online positive psychology intervention on improving the quality of life of women with PCOS.

Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.  

The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:

12 Jan 2015 17 Apr 2015

Participants are randomly allocated to the intervention or the control group. The participants in the intervention group are invited to take part in a 4 week online positive psychology intervention. The positive psychology exercise is "Three Good Things". For this exercise participants are asked to write down three good things which have happened to them on each day of the intervention. They are directed to a website which enables them to fill in their three good things each day. Participants in the control group are asked to go about their usual routine and are offered the intervention after the follow-up period (6 weeks).


Patients aged 18 or over who have been diagnosed with PCOS by a clinician, live in the UK and have access to the internet.

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You may not be able to take part if:


1. Participants with mental incapacity unable to give informed consent2. Participants unable to understand verbal and written information in English (as the study is an online study and so translation for individuals not able to understand English is not possible)


Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.

  • University of Derby
    Derby
    DE22 1GB

The positive psychology intervention, "Three Good Things", has been shown to increase happiness and decrease depressive symptoms. There are no known risks to participating in this study.

Miss Sophie Williams
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s.williams3@derby.ac.uk



The study is sponsored by University of Derby (UK) and funded by University of Derby.



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Read full details for Trial ID: ISRCTN64066164
Last updated 17 June 2019

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