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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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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27 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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21 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Experiencing at least 2 hot flashes per day that are either moderate and/or severe in severity. 1. Moderate: sensation of heat with sweating/dampness but able to continue activity with only brief fanning needed 2. Severe: sensation of intense heat with sweating and causing disruption of current activity 2. English speaking Exclusion Criteria: 1. Temperature sensitivity due to cooling associated with an autoimmune or vascular disorder, such as Raynaud's phenomena, peripheral arterial disease or any other reasons. 2. Any wrist skin sensitivity that is known to cause discomfort when any type of device such as a wristwatch is placed on the wrist. 3. Any lack of sensitivity to coolness on the wrists or hands 4. Any use of pharmaceuticals or devices to treat hot flashes. 5. Unable to understand and speak English
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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BU School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
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