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Area of Science:

  • Women's Health
  • Cognitive Science
  • Menopause Research

Background:

  • Cognitive changes, or 'brain fog,' are prevalent during menopause transition.
  • Currently, no established treatments effectively address these cognitive changes.
  • An online, group-based intervention, CST-Meno, was developed to provide information and management strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a novel group-based online intervention (CST-Meno) for cognition during menopause transition.
  • To conduct a feasibility randomized controlled trial to assess the intervention's potential effects.
  • To explore changes in subjective and objective cognition, quality of life, and mood.

Main Methods:

  • A feasibility randomized controlled trial involving 33 women transitioning through menopause.
  • Participants were randomized to either the six-week CST-Meno intervention (four 2-hour sessions) or treatment as usual.
  • Outcomes included recruitment, retention, attendance, measure completion, and exploratory analyses of cognitive, quality of life, and mood measures.

Main Results:

  • The CST-Meno intervention demonstrated high acceptability, with recruitment and retention targets exceeded.
  • Good attendance, no adverse effects, and well-tolerated outcome measures indicated feasibility of the trial design.
  • Exploratory analyses revealed minor changes in outcomes, with no clear advantage for CST-Meno or usual care, interpreted cautiously due to the small sample size.

Conclusions:

  • The CST-Meno intervention is feasible to deliver within a randomized controlled trial framework and is acceptable to participants.
  • Further research with larger, diverse samples is warranted to explore the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of CST-Meno.
  • The study supports the need for more robust trials to determine if CST-Meno can improve cognitive function and related outcomes in menopause.