Waning Moon: A Whole Person Health Intervention Designed by and for Urban Menopausal American Indian/Alaska Native Women
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Waning Moon.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Menopause, Vasomotor Symptoms (VMS), Women's Health, Health Disparities. Basic parameters: 35 years — 65 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
This study tests the feasibility and acceptability of Waning Moon, a culturally tailored menopause health intervention developed in partnership with the Urban Indian Center of Salt Lake (UICSL) for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women. Waning Moon is a 4-session integrative medical group visit program delivered by community health workers and prescribing providers. It covers menopause education, complementary health approaches, and community support. Thirty midlife AI/AN women will participate. The study will assess whether the program is feasible to deliver and acceptable to participants and clinical partners.
Detailed description
1 OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of Waning Moon to inform future clinical trials. Our objectives are to 1) engage AI/AN partners to further co-develop the intervention protocols and training processes for CHWs and 2) assess the feasibility and acceptability of Waning Moon. The data gathered will inform a future multisite efficacy study of the intervention. This work is supported by preliminary data from our co-development of Waning Moon.
1.1 Overall Study Methods This R34 will support a three-year project (Figure 4) to establish new relationships with AI/AN communities while strengthening our established 3-year relationship with UICSL (Letter of Support) and feasibility testing the Waning Moon intervention. Once all approvals are in place, we will develop a Leadership Advisory Board (LAB) comprised of UICSL clinical and community AI/AN leaders or members of the Utah Indian Health Advisory Board (UIHAB, Letter of Support); to recruit additional Community Advisory Board (CAB) members. Several prior CAB members wish to continue their engagement (Letter of Support). Should Waning Moon be deemed feasible and acceptable in the presently proposed study, the research team in collaboration with the Boards will design a subsequent multisite feasibility study in alignment with the NCCIH Research Framework.2
Interventions
- Behavioral Waning Moon
Waning Moon is a culturally tailored integrative medical group visit program developed by and for urban American Indian/Alaska Native women experiencing menopause. The program consists of four weekly 90-minute group sessions delivered by trained community health workers, with involvement from prescribing providers. Sessions integrate conventional and complementary menopause education, experiential practices (mindfulness, self-acupressure), and facilitated group discussion. Topics include vasomot
Primary outcome measures
- Feasibility - Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM) scale [Time frame: Baseline (Week 0), post-intervention (Week 4), and 2-month follow-up (Week 12)]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM) [Time frame: Baseline (Week 0), post-intervention (Week 4), and 2-month follow-up (Week 12)]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
Self-identifies as American Indian or Alaska Native Female, age 35-65 Experiencing menopause-related symptoms (e.g., vasomotor symptoms) Able to attend sessions at UICSL in Salt Lake City, Utah English-speaking
Exclusion criteria
Currently enrolled in another menopause intervention study Do not identify as American Indian or Alaska Native Are not experiencing menopause
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Other
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07713095 · 1R34AT013448-01 · 1R34AT013448-01