Wrist cooler may ease hot flashes without drugs
NCT ID NCT05595213
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · 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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BU School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
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