Menopausal Treatment Using Relaxation Exercises (MaTURE)

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Pregnant or breastfeeding in the past year.
• •2. Current or recent use of medications known to affect hot flashes.
• •3. Resting blood pressure less than 100/60.
• •4. Spontaneous resting breathing rate less than 10 breaths/minute.
• •5. Chronic medical therapy for pulmonary disease.
• •6. Known sensitivity to adhesives.
• •7. Cardiac pacemaker or implanted defibrillator.
• •8. No access to a telephone.
• •9. Plans to move out of the area or travel by airplane in ways that would interfere with the study.
• •10. Inability to sign an informed consent, participate in interviews, or understand and complete questionnaires in English.
• •11. Report conditions that, in the judgment of the investigators, render potential participants unlikely to follow the protocol.
• •12. Participation in another research study involving investigational drugs or devices.