Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Advancing Postmenopausal Preventive Therapy

Lead Sponsor:

University of Southern California

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Conditions:

Atherosclerosis

Cognitive Decline

Eligibility:

FEMALE

45-59 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Advancing Postmenopausal Preventive Therapy (APPT) is a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial designed to determine the effects of tissue selective estrogen complex (TSEC) therapy on th...

Detailed Description

To conduct a double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial to determine the effects of TSEC therapy on the progression of subclinical atherosclerosis in healthy postmenopausal women. A total of 360 postmen...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Women with a serum estradiol level \<30 pg/ml and cessation of regular menses \>6 months who are \<6 years postmenopausal and 45-59 years old.

Exclusion

  • Women with a hysterectomy
  • Clinical signs, symptoms or personal history of cardiovascular disease
  • Diabetes mellitus or fasting serum glucose \>126 mg/dL
  • Life threatening illness with prognosis \<5 years
  • Cirrhosis or liver disease
  • History of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism
  • History of breast cancer
  • Current use of postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) within 1 month of randomization
  • Uncontrolled hypertension (\>180/\>110 mmHg)\*
  • Plasma triglyceride levels \>500 mg/dL
  • Serum creatinine \>2.0 mg/dL

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 13 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

385 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04103476

Start Date

April 13 2021

End Date

December 31 2026

Last Update

December 5 2024

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University of Southern California Atherosclerosis Research Unit

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033