A Comparison of Patch vs. Pill Estrogen Therapy on Testosterone Levels and Thyroid Tests in Menopausal Women

NCT00224094 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 27

Last updated 2012-10-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study compares the effects of 12 weeks of treatment with transdermal versus oral estrogen therapy on testsoterone levels and thyroid tests in healthy, naturally menopausal women.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Premarin® (oral) vs. Alora® (transdermal)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    collaborator OTHER
  • Watson Pharmaceuticals

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Jan L Shifren, MD · Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
42 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-01-31
Primary Completion
2003-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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