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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for Hot Flashes

NCT00317304 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 110

Last updated 2012-10-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Stress appears to be related to hot flash frequency and intensity, and the degree of distress that women experience from their hot flashes appears to be related to their coping resources. This trial is a pilot study to test the effect of participation in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program on hot flash frequency and intensity, as well as menopause-related quality of life.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness-based stress reduction

MBSR is an 8-week group-based program of training in mindfulness and its application to the stresses and challenges of everyday life

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Massachusetts, Worcester

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • James Carmody, PhD · University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
69 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-01-31
Primary Completion
2012-08-31
Completion
2012-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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