MenoZen VR for Menopause Symptom Management: Phase 2
2 juni 2026 uppdaterad av: Chrisandra L. Shufelt, MD, Mayo Clinic
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, tolerability, and clinical efficacy of MenoZen VR (virtual reality) for managing menopause symptoms in women.
Studieöversikt
Studietyp
Interventionell
Inskrivning (Beräknad)
40
Fas
- Inte tillämpbar
Kontakter och platser
Det här avsnittet innehåller kontaktuppgifter för dem som genomför studien och information om var denna studie genomförs.
Studiekontakt
- Namn: Lauren Uy
- Telefonnummer: 904-953-5337
- E-post: uy.lauren@mayo.edu
Studieorter
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Florida
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Jacksonville, Florida, Förenta staterna, 32224
- Mayo Clinic
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Kontakt:
- Lauren Uy
- Telefonnummer: 904-953-5337
- E-post: uy.lauren@mayo.edu
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Deltagandekriterier
Forskare letar efter personer som passar en viss beskrivning, så kallade behörighetskriterier. Några exempel på dessa kriterier är en persons allmänna hälsotillstånd eller tidigare behandlingar.
Urvalskriterier
Åldrar som är berättigade till studier
- Vuxen
Tar emot friska volontärer
Nej
Beskrivning
Inclusion Criteria:
- Women currently between 45-60 years of age;
- Have moderate to severe VMS, defined as 28 or more hot flashes per week (including night sweats) and were sufficient severity to prompt them to seek therapeutic intervention;
- Are English-speaking;
- Able to participate fully in all aspects of the study;
- Have understood and signed study informed consent;
- Have access to a computer or smartphone and home Wi-Fi;
- Willing to participate in weekly VR sessions for 8 weeks.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Women receiving systemic menopause hormonal therapy (progesterone, testosterone, estrogen). Low-dose topical vaginal estrogen is okay;
- Women receiving non-hormonal therapy for the management of hot flashes (fezolinetant or elinzanetant, any SSRI/SNRI, oxybytunin, and/or gabapentin being prescribed for hot flashes, if for other reasons and still with hot flashes then okay);
- Women receiving active cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for hot flashes. CBT for mood symptoms is okay;
- Have a known, active, untreated clinically significant psychiatric condition (severe depression, psychosis, bipolar disorder, or severe depression);
- Have severe visual, auditory, or vestibular impairments that may interfere with VR use;
- Have a facial/head deformity that will prohibit the wearing of a VR head mounted displace (HMD);
- Self-reported history of acute and/or severe motion sickness;
- Have had a seizure in the past year;
- Concurrently enrolled in another intervention trial for menopause symptoms;
- Have a known history of any condition or factor judged by the investigator to preclude participation in the study or which might hinder adherence.
Studieplan
Det här avsnittet ger detaljer om studieplanen, inklusive hur studien är utformad och vad studien mäter.
Hur är studien utformad?
Designdetaljer
- Primärt syfte: Behandling
- Tilldelning: N/A
- Interventionsmodell: Enskild gruppuppgift
- Maskning: Ingen (Open Label)
Vapen och interventioner
Deltagargrupp / Arm |
Intervention / Behandling |
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Experimentell: MenoZen
Menopausal women will participate in weekly virtual reality sessions using the MenoZen VR program.
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Participants will complete weekly self-administered virtual reality sessions via MenoZenVR, using a VR headset, for 8 consecutive weeks.
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Vad mäter studien?
Primära resultatmått
Resultatmått |
Åtgärdsbeskrivning |
Tidsram |
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Change in frequency of hot flashes
Tidsram: Baseline, 8 weeks
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Change in frequency of hot flashes will be assessed using the Hot Flash Daily Diary (HFDD).
Participants will track the number of hot flashes experienced daily.
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Baseline, 8 weeks
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Change in severity of hot flashes
Tidsram: Baseline, 8 weeks
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Change in severity of hot flashes will be assessed using the Hot Flash Daily Diary (HFDD).
Participants will rate the type and severity of symptoms of each hot flash on a scale of mild, moderate, severe, and very severe.
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Baseline, 8 weeks
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Sekundära resultatmått
Resultatmått |
Åtgärdsbeskrivning |
Tidsram |
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Change in Menopause-specific Quality of Life (MENQOL) Questionnaire score
Tidsram: Baseline, 8 weeks
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The Menopause-specific Quality of Life (MENQOL) questionnaire evaluates how menopausal symptoms affect a woman's daily life.
It consists of 29 items categorized into four domains: vasomotor symptoms, psychosocial symptoms, physical symptoms, and sexual symptoms.
Participants indicate whether they have experienced each symptom in the past week and rate to what extent each symptom has troubled them on a 7-point Likert scale (0 = not at all bothered; 6 = extremely bothered).
Total score ranges from 0 (asymptomatic) to 232 (extremely troublesome).
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Baseline, 8 weeks
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Change in Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) score
Tidsram: Baseline, 8 weeks
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The Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) is an 11 item questionnaire that evaluates severity of menopause symptoms.
Participants indicate the severity of each symptom on a 5-point Likert scale (0 = none; 4 = very severe) Total score ranges from 0 (no symptoms) to 44 (very severe symptoms).
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Baseline, 8 weeks
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System Usability Scale (SUS) score
Tidsram: 8 weeks
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The System Usability Scale is a 10 item questionnaire that evaluates user satisfaction.
Participants answer questions about the VR program on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree; 5 = strongly agree).
Total score ranges from 10 to 50, with higher scores indicating a greater level of overall satisfaction.
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8 weeks
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Change in Simulator Sickness Questionnaire (SSQ) score
Tidsram: Baseline, 8 weeks
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The Simulator Sickness Questionnaire is a 16 item questionnaire assessing the severity of symptoms that may occur due to exposure to a VR environment.
Participants answer questions on a 4-point Likert scale (1 = none; 4 = severe).
Total score ranges from 16 to 64, with higher scores indicating more severe symptoms.
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Baseline, 8 weeks
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Change in PROMIS Sleep Disturbance short-form score
Tidsram: Baseline, 8 weeks
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The PROMIS Sleep Disturbance short-form is an 8 item questionnaire that assesses perceived sleep quality and sleep-related impairment over the last 7 days.
Participants answer questions on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = very good; 5 = very poor), with higher scores indicating worse quality of sleep.
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Baseline, 8 weeks
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Change in PROMIS Depression short-form score
Tidsram: Baseline, 8 weeks
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The PROMIS Depression short-form is an 8 item questionnaire that assesses perceived depression related emotional distress over the last 7 days.
Participants answer questions on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = never; 5 = always), with higher scores indicating more severe symptoms of depression.
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Baseline, 8 weeks
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Change in PROMIS Anxiety short-form score
Tidsram: Baseline, 8 weeks
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The PROMIS Anxiety short-form is an 8 item questionnaire that assesses perceived anxiety related emotional distress over the last 7 days.
Participants answer questions on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = never; 5 = always), with higher scores indicating more severe symptoms of anxiety.
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Baseline, 8 weeks
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Samarbetspartners och utredare
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Sponsor
Utredare
- Huvudutredare: Chrisandra L. Shufelt, MD, MS, Mayo Clinic
- Huvudutredare: Stephanie S. Faubion, MD, MBA, Mayo Clinic
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Studera stora datum
Studiestart (Beräknad)
31 juli 2026
Primärt slutförande (Beräknad)
31 juli 2027
Avslutad studie (Beräknad)
31 juli 2028
Studieregistreringsdatum
Först inskickad
2 juni 2026
Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna
2 juni 2026
Första postat (Faktisk)
8 juni 2026
Uppdateringar av studier
Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Faktisk)
8 juni 2026
Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna
2 juni 2026
Senast verifierad
1 juni 2026
Mer information
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Andra studie-ID-nummer
- 26-002719
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