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Menopausal Treatment Using Relaxation Exercises (MaTURE)

NCT01466998 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 123

Last updated 2014-05-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Hot flashes occur in as many as two thirds of U.S. women during menopause and are severe enough to require treatment in 20%. Although postmenopausal hormone therapy is effective in suppressing hot flashes, it is associated with increased risk for a variety of serious adverse effects. There is an urgent need for alternative treatments that are effective, safe, and easy to use. In this study, the investigators will compare two different types of behavioral relaxation therapies, paced respiration and music therapy, for treatment of menopausal hot flashes. Effects on frequency of hot flashes, other symptom and quality-of-life outcomes associated with hot flashes, and physiologic measures of sympathetic/parasympathetic activity will be examined.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Paced Respiration

Practice paced respiration 15 minutes per day for a total of 12 weeks.

OTHER

Music Therapy

Practice music therapy for 15 minutes per day for a total of 12 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Deborah Grady, MD, MPH · University of California, San Francisco

  • Alison Huang, MD, MAS · University of California, San Francisco

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-01-31
Primary Completion
2014-04-30
Completion
2014-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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