MedTrace Logo

Flaxseed for the Treatment of Hot Flashes

NCT00275704 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2011-06-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Flaxseed, a phytoestrogen, is a natural food supplement rich in plant ligands, which have a very weak estrogen effect. In this study, flaxseed is being evaluated in regard to its capacity to safely and effectively treat hot flashes. Specifically, this study seeks to determine if flaxseed will lower the number and severity of hot flashes and if women experience any side effects from taking flaxseed for this purpose.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Flaxseed

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Mayo Clinic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sandhya Pruthi, M.D. · Mayo Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-05-31
Primary Completion
2006-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Entities

Diseases
Companies

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT00275704 on ClinicalTrials.gov