Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Hot Flashes

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Status and phase: Completed; Early Phase 1

Conditions: Vasomotor Symptoms

Treatments: Behavioral: Mindfulness-based stress reduction

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01052454

AT002910

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a study to determine if participation in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program is feasible for women experiencing five or more hot flashes/day, and whether it affects either the frequency and/or intensity of their hot flashes, or the degree of bother they experience from them

Enrollment: 110 patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women experiencing 5 or more hot flashes/day

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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110 participants in 2 patient groups

Wait list

No Intervention group

Description:

Women assigned to the waitlist have the opportunity of taking the MBSR program at no cost following final study assessment

Mindfulness-based stress reduction

Experimental group

Description:

Women in the MBSR arm attend eight weekly MBSR classes

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness-based stress reduction