Wrist cooler may ease hot flashes without drugs

NCT ID NCT05595213

First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This small study tested a wrist-worn cooling device to see if it reduces the severity of hot flashes in women and men. Twenty-seven participants wore both an active cooling device and a placebo device (identical but without cooling) for two weeks each. They recorded their hot flashes in a diary to compare the effects of the two devices.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast neoplasm Hot Flashes prostate cancer

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • BU School of Medicine

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States