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Three Different Programs of Paced Breathing in Treating Hot Flashes in Women

NCT00569166 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 105

Last updated 2017-08-07

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Summary

RATIONALE: Paced breathing may be an effective way to reduce the number and severity of hot flashes in women who have survived breast cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is comparing three different programs of paced breathing to see how well they work in treating hot flashes in women.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Paced breathing (15 min once daily, 6 breaths/min)

Patients practice paced breathing for 15 minutes once daily, 6 breaths/min, 5-7 days weekly, following an instructional CD, for 8 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Paced breathing (15 min twice daily, 6 breaths/min)

Patients practice paced breathing for 15 minutes twice daily, 6 breaths/min, 5-7 days weekly, following an instructional CD, for 8 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Paced breathing (10 min once daily, 14 breaths/min)

Patients practice paced breathing for 10 minutes once daily, 14 breaths /min, 5-7 days weekly, following an instructional CD, for 8 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Mayo Clinic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Amit Sood, MD · Mayo Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
120 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-03-31
Primary Completion
2010-02-28
Completion
2012-05-14

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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