The Effect of Cold Packs on Hot Flushes and Depression in Women Going Through the Climacteric Period
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
AgeNot listed
SponsorRabia Atilla
About this trial
This study is planned as a pre-post test, randomised controlled, experimental trial designed to determine the effect of applying a cold gel pack to the Sanyinjiao (SP6) and Hegu (Large Intestinal 4 (LI4)) acupoints on hot flushes and depression in women during the climacteric period.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
In the perimenopausal phase (no menstruation for 3-11 months or an increase in irregular menstrual bleeding) or the postmenopausal phase (no menstruation for more than 12 months),
Participants experiencing moderate to severe hot flushes at least four times a day in the week prior to enrolment,
Participants who are literate in Turkish and able to communicate,
Participants who volunteer to take part in the study will be included in the study.
Disqualifiers
Women who have entered menopause following surgery,
Women whose hot flush symptoms have decreased or ceased in the week prior to joining the study,
Those receiving hormone replacement therapy,
Those who had received herbal medication (such as black cohosh, black cohosh, ginkgo, ginseng, motherwort, valerian, black snake root, St. John's wort, etc.) or chemical medication for at least two weeks prior to joining the study,
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Cold gel packs application
Treatment groups
80 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Rabia Atilla
Lead sponsor
Nigde Omer Halisdemir University
Sponsor institution
Source ClinicalTrials.gov