CompletedInterventionalNot ApplicableLast updated Aug 12, 2026

A Feasibility Study of a Group Talking Therapy Programme for NHS Staff With Menopausal Hot Flushes and Night Sweats.

Evaluating the Feasibility of a CBT Group Therapy Programme (MENOS Protocol ) for NHS Staff With Problematic Menopause Symptoms.

Overview

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT07759830
Lead Sponsor: Queen's University, BelfastOTHER
Brief Summary: The goal of this feasibility study/clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a CBT group programme (MENOS protocol) for hot flushes and night sweats for National Health Service (in The United Kingdom) healthcare workers experiencing difficult menopause symptoms to inform how to run a larger definitive randomised controlled trial in the future.

The main questions it aims to answer is: [Primary Outcomes] (1) Is the approach of the study feasible (possible to do) and acceptable (Do participants think it is a good approach) in terms of recruitment, completion of measures and the use of a control arm? (2) Is the CBT group (MENOS protocol) intervention feasible and acceptable for the participants based on retention, satisfaction, acceptability and feasibility ratings of the intervention and participant feedback? [Secondary Outcomes] (3) Are the menopause and work-related outcome questionnaires able to capturing change to inform the selection of measures for a future definitive Randomised Controlled Trial? (4) Did the participants find completing self-reported memory measures acceptable? Participants will be allocated to an intervention and control arm but the arms will not be compared as this is a feasibility study not designed to test the effectiveness of the intervention. Rather it is to evaluate the acceptability of a control arm and the approach of the study for a future larger trial.

Intervention Participants will be: asked to attend a 6 x 2hours weekly CBT group therapy sessions for menopause related Hot flushes and Night Sweats. Intervention Participants will be invited to take part in a focus group post intervention.

All participants (Control and Intervention arm) will be asked to complete online survey at pre-intervention, post-intervention and at 3-months after the end of the intervention.

At the end of the study, the control arm will be offered a guided self-help CBT book of the programme.

Status

Overall Status: Completed
Start Date: May 8, 2025Actual
Primary Completion Date: Jan 30, 2026Actual
Completion Date: Jan 30, 2026Actual

Study Record Dates

First Submitted: Jul 31, 2026
First Submitted that Met QC Criteria: Aug 6, 2026
First Posted: Aug 12, 2026Actual
Last Update Submitted that Met QC Criteria: Aug 6, 2026
Last Update Posted: Aug 12, 2026Actual
Last Verified: Aug 2026

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