Design and methods of a multi-site, multi-behavioral treatment trial for menopausal symptoms: The MsFLASH experience

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-34

  Sternfeld, Barbara ^a   LaCroix, Andrea ^b   Caan, Bette J ^a   Dunn, Andrea L ^c   Newton, Katherine M ^d   Reed, Susan D ^e   Guthrie, Katherine A ^b   Booth LaForce, Cathryn ^f   Sherman, Karen J ^d   Cohen, Lee ^g   Freeman, Marlene P ^g   Carpenter, Janet S ^h   Hunt, Julie R ^b   Roberts, Melanie ⁱ   Ensrud, Kristine E ^j  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^c KLEIN BUENDEL INC   (United States)

^d GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^g MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ Natl Inst for Fitness and Sport   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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Author keywords

Exercise; Factorial design; Omega 3 fatty acids; Randomized controlled trial; Vasomotor symptoms; Yoga

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NIGHT SWEAT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STUDY DESIGN; YOGA;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RESEARCH DESIGN; YOGA;

EID: 84875276369     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: 15592030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2013.02.009     Document Type: Article

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