Reducing hot flashes in women on hormone therapy for breast cancer
Treatments studied
Part of Cancer, Skin clinical trials.
This trial tests a new approach to reduce hot flashes in women taking hormone therapy for breast cancer. You may be able to join if you have at least 14 hot flashes a week and are not taking certain other treatments.
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Who can take part
- You are a woman aged 18 or older, and you are pre-, peri-, or postmenopausal.
- You have been on breast cancer hormone therapy (like tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor) for at least 4 weeks and plan to continue.
- You have had hot flashes for at least 1 month, with 14 or more per week, and want to try medication for them.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
- You have not used antidepressants (like venlafaxine) or St. John's wort in the past year.
- You have not taken gabapentin, calcium channel blockers, or oxybutynin recently for hot flashes.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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