Status:

UNKNOWN

Effects of Estradiol on Menopausal Breast

Lead Sponsor:

Karolinska Institutet

Conditions:

Hormone Replacement Therapy

Eligibility:

FEMALE

50-60 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects on breast in postmenopausal women randomized to either oestradiol in combination with DRSP or E2 in combination with NETA during six months.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Naturally postmenopausal, symptomatic, apparently healthy women, with the need for hormone therapy aged 50 - 70 years with a BMI \>18 and ≤30 kg/m2 and without any previous history of breast disease will be recruited for the study.
  • They should be amenorrheic for at least 12 months or less than 12 months with S- FSH values \>40 IU/L.
  • They should be free of any sex hormone treatment for at least three months before inclusion.

Exclusion

  • General contraindications for HT according to Swedish product label. Age \>60 years. BMI ≤18 or ≥30 kg/m2.
  • Any previous history of cancer.
  • Any previous history of breast disease or abnormal mammogram.
  • In addition: hypertension (systolic BP \>160 mm Hg or diastolic \>100 mm Hg), hyperlipidemia (total cholesterol \>8.0 mmol/L or triglycerides \>3.0 mmol/L), diabetes mellitus, history of thromboembolic disease, heart failure, liver disease or porphyria, undiagnosed vaginal bleeding. No sex hormone treatment for at least three months before inclusion.
  • No concomitant treatment known to influence hormone metabolism (warfarin, rifampicin, carbamazepine, griseofulvin, hydantoins, primidone, barbiturates, broad spectrum antibiotics) is to be accepted.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

120 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00785317

Start Date

November 1 2008

End Date

April 1 2010

Last Update

November 5 2008

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Karolinska University Hospital

Stockholm, Sweden