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NCT number NCT00184795
Other study ID # ALD-1537
Secondary ID 2004-000103-17
Status Completed
Phase Phase 3
First received September 13, 2005
Last updated February 22, 2017
Start date May 28, 2004
Est. completion date May 4, 2005

Study information

Verified date February 2017
Source Novo Nordisk A/S
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This trial is conducted in Europe. Postmenopausal women with moderate to severe hot flashes have been recruited into the trial. The earliest effect of ultra low dose HRT (hormone replacement therapy) on frequency and severity of menopausal symptoms, bleeding patterns and safety of different hormonal combinations will be evaluated and compared to placebo over the six month treatment period.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 576
Est. completion date May 4, 2005
Est. primary completion date May 4, 2005
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Female
Age group 45 Years to 65 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Postmenopausal status

- Subject should have had a minimum of 7 moderate to severe hot flushes per day, or a minimum of 50 moderate to severe hot flushes per week, during the last 2 weeks of the run-in (screening) period.

- Subject with an intact uterus

Exclusion Criteria:

- In accordance with existing labelling for estrogen/progestogen combinations

- Body Mass Index (BMI) > 35.0 kg/m2

- Known alcohol or drug abuse, heavy smoking (more than 20 cigarettes a day)

- Currently using steroid hormones (except topical or inhalation glucocorticoid preparations) and drugs known to influence estrogen metabolism such as barbiturates, phenytoin, rifampicin, carbamazepin

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
0.5 mg estradiol / 0.1 mg norethisterone acetate (NETA)
One tablet per day for 24 weeks
0.5 mg estradiol / 0.25 mg norethisterone acetate (NETA)
One tablet per day for 24 weeks
placebo
Placebo tablets for 24 weeks

Locations

Country Name City State
Austria Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Wien
Austria Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Wien
Belgium Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Brussels
Belgium Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Brussels
Belgium Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Bruxelles
Belgium Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Gent
Belgium Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Huy
Belgium Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Leuven
Belgium Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Liège
Belgium Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Montigny-Le-Tilleul
Belgium Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Watermael-Boifort
Denmark Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Allerød
Denmark Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Århus C
Denmark Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Frederiksberg
Denmark Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Hvidovre
Denmark Novo Nordisk Investigational Site København N
Denmark Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Næstved
Denmark Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Odense C
Denmark Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Virum
Finland Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Espoo
Finland Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Helsinki
Finland Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Oulu
Finland Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Tampere
Finland Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Turku
France Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Amiens
France Novo Nordisk Investigational Site LA ROCHE-sur-YON cedex 9
France Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Marseille
France Novo Nordisk Investigational Site MARSEILLE cedex 05
France Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Montpellier
France Novo Nordisk Investigational Site MONTPELLIER cedex 05
France Novo Nordisk Investigational Site NANTES cedex 1
France Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Narbonne
France Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Nice
France Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Nimes
France Novo Nordisk Investigational Site NIMES cedex 9
France Novo Nordisk Investigational Site TOULOUSE cedex 9
Germany Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Jessen
Germany Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Karlsruhe
Germany Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Leipzig
Germany Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Lorsch
Germany Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Rheine
Germany Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Rheinstetten
Germany Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Schorndorf
Germany Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Stuttgart
Germany Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Tübingen
Germany Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Völklingen
Norway Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Grålum
Norway Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Hamar
Norway Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Kolbotn
Norway Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Lillestrøm
Norway Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Oslo
Norway Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Paradis
Norway Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Stavanger
Norway Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Stavanger
Norway Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Trondheim
Sweden Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Göteborg
Sweden Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Göteborg
Sweden Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Linköping
Sweden Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Linköping
Sweden Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Lund
Sweden Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Malmö
Sweden Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Norrköping
Sweden Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Uppsala
Switzerland Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Bulle
Switzerland Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Frauenfeld
Switzerland Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Weinfelden
Switzerland Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Zürich
Switzerland Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Zürich
United Kingdom Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Aldershot
United Kingdom Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Bexhill-on-Sea
United Kingdom Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Birmingham
United Kingdom Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Bolton
United Kingdom Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Chesterfield, Derbyshire
United Kingdom Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Chippenham
United Kingdom Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Cornwell
United Kingdom Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Coventry
United Kingdom Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Devon
United Kingdom Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Hastings
United Kingdom Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Hull
United Kingdom Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Linclolshire
United Kingdom Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Liverpool
United Kingdom Novo Nordisk Investigational Site London
United Kingdom Novo Nordisk Investigational Site London
United Kingdom Novo Nordisk Investigational Site London
United Kingdom Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Manchester
United Kingdom Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Norfolk
United Kingdom Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Oxford
United Kingdom Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Reading
United Kingdom Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Sheffield
United Kingdom Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Stoke on Trent
United Kingdom Novo Nordisk Investigational Site Suffolk
United Kingdom Novo Nordisk Investigational Site WAtford

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Novo Nordisk A/S

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

Austria,  Belgium,  Denmark,  Finland,  France,  Germany,  Norway,  Sweden,  Switzerland,  United Kingdom, 

References & Publications (3)

Lundström E, Bygdeson M, Svane G, Azavedo E, von Schoultz B. Neutral effect of ultra-low-dose continuous combined estradiol and norethisterone acetate on mammographic breast density. Climacteric. 2007 Jun;10(3):249-56. — View Citation

Panay N, Ylikorkala O, Archer DF, Gut R, Lang E. Ultra-low-dose estradiol and norethisterone acetate: effective menopausal symptom relief. Climacteric. 2007 Apr;10(2):120-31. — View Citation

Sturdee DW, Archer DF, Rakov V, Lang E; CHOICE Study Investigators.. Ultra-low-dose continuous combined estradiol and norethisterone acetate: improved bleeding profile in postmenopausal women. Climacteric. 2008 Feb;11(1):63-73. doi: 10.1080/13697130701852 — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Change in mean number of moderate to severe hot flushes per week At week 8
Secondary Urogenital symptoms Week 0; week 24
Secondary Vaginal cytology and pH Week 0; week 24
Secondary Bleeding profile Week 0; week 24
Secondary Adverse Events Week 0; week 24
Secondary Menopausal symptoms and quality of life (Greene Climacteric Scale) Week 0; week 24
Secondary Hot flush weekly weighted score Week 0; week 24
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