Hypnosis For Hot Flashes Among Postmenopausal Women in a Randomized Clinical Trial

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Hot Flashes

In brief

This study is designed to determine the effect of a Hypnosis Intervention on reducing hot flash frequency (perceived impact vs. physiologically measured impact), severity and daily interference in post-menopausal women. It is felt that the Hypnosis Intervention will result in significantly lower hot flash frequency, severity and daily interference scores (perceived impact vs. physiologically measured impact) versus Structured-Attention Control.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01293695

Run by

Baylor University

People needed

187

Starts

2007-09-01

Expected to finish

2014-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-08-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Postmenopausal as defined by:
• no menstrual period in the past 12 months;
• no menstrual period in the past 6 months and a medically documented history of FSH level greater than 40; or
• women who have had a bilateral oophorectomy.
• A self-reported history of a minimum of 7 hot flashes per day or 50 hot flashes per week at baseline.
• Age over 18 years and ability to give her own consent for participation in the study.
• Have discontinued other putative therapies for hot flashes for at least one month prior to enrollment
• Ability to attend weekly sessions.

You may not qualify if…

• Receiving other simultaneous treatment for hot flashes.
• Using any CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) treatments for vasomotor symptoms • Any medical or psychiatric condition that in the opinion of the investigator puts the participant at potential risk during the study.
• Currently using hypnosis for any reason.
• Inability to speak or understand English

Where it is running

• Mind-Body Medicine Research Lab-Baylor University — Waco, Texas, United States

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