Efficacy and Safety Study in Postmenopausal Women to Determine the Lowest Effective Dose for Relief of Moderate to Severe Hot-Flushes

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00206622

First Posted: September 21, 2005

Last Update Posted: May 29, 2009

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Bayer

Purpose

To determine the lowest effective dose of estradiol by comparing E2/LNG (2.2mg/0.69mg) and E2 (1.0mg) dose with placebo in decreasing the frequency and severity of moderate to severe hot flushes in postmenopausal women

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Hot Flashes	Drug: Climara PRO (Estradiol / Levonorgestrel transdermal) Drug: Menostar (Estradiol transdermal) Drug: Placebo transdermal	Phase 4


Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study Comparing a 2.2mg 17 Beta-Estradiol/0.69mg Levonorgestrel Combination Transdermal Patch, and a 1mg 17 Beta-Estradiol Transdermal Patch With a Placebo Patch in Postmenopausal Women to Determine the Lowest Effective Dose of Estradiol for the Relief of Moderate to Severe Hot Flushes

Resource links provided by NLM:

Drug Information available for: Estradiol Estradiol cypionate Levonorgestrel Estradiol valerate Estradiol acetate Estradiol hemihydrate

U.S. FDA Resources

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Primary Outcome Measures:

Lowest effective dose in decreasing the frequency and severity of hot flushes

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Other symptoms related to menopause


Enrollment:	425
Study Start Date:	December 2004
Study Completion Date:	February 2006

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Arm 1	Drug: Climara PRO (Estradiol / Levonorgestrel transdermal) 2.2mg 17 Beta-estradiol/0.69mg levonorgestrel combination transdermal patch
Active Comparator: Arm 2	Drug: Menostar (Estradiol transdermal) 1mg 17 Beta-estradiol transdermal patch
Placebo Comparator: Arm 3	Drug: Placebo transdermal Placebo

Detailed Description:

This study has previously been posted by Berlex, Inc. Berlex, Inc. has been renamed to Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.is the sponsor of the trial.

Eligibility

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Ages Eligible for Study:	40 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Menopause
Reporting a minimum of 7 moderate to severe hot flushes per day for at least 1 week (7 consecutive days), or a minimum of 50 moderate to severe hot flushes per week for at least 1 week (7 consecutive days)

Exclusion Criteria:

Hormonal treatment
Contraindication to estrogen/progestogen therapy

Contacts and Locations

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Sponsors and Collaborators

Bayer

Investigators


Study Director:	Bayer Study Director	Bayer

More Information

Additional Information:

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Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Bachmann GA, Schaefers M, Uddin A, Utian WH. Lowest effective transdermal 17beta-estradiol dose for relief of hot flushes in postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Oct;110(4):771-9.


Responsible Party:	Therapeutic Area Head, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00206622 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	91429 308261
First Submitted:	September 12, 2005
First Posted:	September 21, 2005
Last Update Posted:	May 29, 2009
Last Verified:	May 2009

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Hot Flashes Signs and Symptoms Estradiol Polyestradiol phosphate Estradiol 3-benzoate Estradiol 17 beta-cypionate Estradiol valerate Levonorgestrel Estrogens	Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Physiological Effects of Drugs Contraceptive Agents Reproductive Control Agents Contraceptive Agents, Female Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic Contraceptives, Oral

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