Pilot Study to Evaluate the Effects of the Nanohealth, Inc. Cooling Bolero in Women With Common Menopause Symptoms
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 15
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Number of participants with a reduction in the frequency and/or intensity of menopause symptoms
研究概览
简要总结
The Cooling Bolero is a a vest filled with a new material (not ice or a gel) that provides controlled cooling by absorbing heat. The vest is manufactured by Nanohealth. It intended to provide moderate cooling (~15C/59F) through indirect contact with the skin. The material in the device is safe, non-toxic, and eco-friendly.
Recent anecdotal studies of women with common peri-menopausal and menopausal symptoms (hot flashes, night sweats, flushing/sweating of face and neck, and intermittent sleep disturbances) have shown a reduction in both the frequency and intensity of those symptoms after using the Cooling Bolero. Specific (moderate) temperature cooling of the neck and upper torso appears to target and mitigate these common menopausal symptoms. This pilot study attempts to collect additional data on the effects of the Cooling Bolero.
详细描述
Participants who have consented for this study will first be asked to complete a Baseline Assessment of their menopausal symptoms, including documentation of their baseline weight. If the assessment indicates that the participant has at least 'moderate' menopausal symptoms, then she will then enter the Run-In Period.
During the two-week Run-In Period, participants will use a Symptom Diary for to document the frequency and severity of their menopausal symptoms. At the start of Week 3, participants will return their completed Run-In Period Symptom Diary and receive their Cooling Bolero with instructions on how to use the product during the Treatment Period.
During the Treatment Period, participants should use the Cooling Bolero at least two times per day (morning and evening) for one hour. As feasible, the participant should start to wear the product 30 minutes prior to meal time for these two applications. The participant may also wear the product at additional times, as desired. All applications of the Cooling Bolero during the four-week Treatment Period are to be documented in the Product/Symptom Diary. During the Treatment Period, the participant will also continue to document the frequency and severity of their menopausal symptoms in the Product/Symptom Diary.
At the end of Week 6, the participant will stop using the Cooling Bolero. She will be asked to complete a Product Assessment and have her weight documented.
Participants will be contacted at Week 10 to ask about the status of menopausal symptoms after four weeks of not using the Cooling Bolero.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Female, who is at least 18 years old.
- •Self-reports having at least two (2) daily hot flashes associated with menopause.
排除标准
- •Has another existing medical condition that would prevent study compliance.
研究组 & 干预措施
Cooling Bolero
All participants will use the Cooling Bolero for one month
干预措施: Cooling Bolero (Device)
结局指标
主要结局
Number of participants with a reduction in the frequency and/or intensity of menopause symptoms
时间窗: one month
Diaries will be used to capture data pre-intervention, during the intervention, and post-intervention
次要结局
未报告次要终点