Letrozole in the Treatment of Severe and Recurrent Endometriosis

NCT00240942 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2012-04-26

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Summary

Endometriosis is a condition in which abnormal growth of tissue histologically resembling the lining of the uterus (endometrium) is present outside of the uterus. This study will investigate the effect of a daily dose of letrozole compared to GnRH is safe and in addition effective in reducing measurable endometriosis lesions and in reducing pain in patients with active endometriosis which were pretreated with GnRH analogs for 2 months.

Conditions

  • Severe and Recurrent Endometriosis

Interventions

DRUG

Letrozole

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Novartis Pharmaceuticals · Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-10-31
Primary Completion
2006-06-30
Completion
2006-06-30

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