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NCT number NCT01170195
Other study ID # 5459
Secondary ID
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase Phase 1/Phase 2
First received July 26, 2010
Last updated July 26, 2010
Start date September 2010
Est. completion date September 2011

Study information

Verified date July 2010
Source F&C Licorice Ltd
Contact Boris Kaplan, MD
Phone 972-3-9377534
Email bkaplan@clalit.org.il
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Israel: Ethics Commission
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the proposed study is to test the effect of Licorice Root Extract- Licogen on postmenopausal symptoms in postmenopausal women. Specifically, the study will also test the effect of the licorice extract on vaginal dryness.


Description:

The estrogenic properties of glabridin, the major isoflavan in licorice root, were tested in view of the resemblance of its structure and lipophilicity to those of estradiol. The results indicate that glabridin is a phytoestrogen, binding to the human estrogen receptor and stimulating creatine kinase activity in rat uterus, epiphyseal cartilage, diaphyseal bone, aorta, and left ventricle of the heart. The stimulatory effects of 2.5-25 mg/animal glabridin were similar to those of 5 mg/animal estradiol. Chemical modification of glabridin showed that the position of the hydroxyl groups has a significant role in binding to the human estrogen receptor and in proliferation-inducing activity. Glabridin was found to be three to four times more active than 2*-O-methylglabridin and 4*-O-methylglabridin, and both derivatives were more active than 2*,4*- O-methylglabridin. The effect of increasing concentrations of glabridin on the growth of breast tumor cells was biphasic. Glabridin showed an estrogen receptor-dependent, growth-promoting effect at low concentrations (10 nM-10 mM) and estrogen receptor-independent antiproliferative activity at concentrations of >15 mM. This is the first study to indicate that isoflavans have estrogen-like activities. Glabridin and its derivatives exhibited varying degrees of estrogen receptor agonism in different tests and demonstrated growth-inhibitory actions on breast cancer cells.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Not yet recruiting
Enrollment 120
Est. completion date September 2011
Est. primary completion date September 2011
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Female
Age group 45 Years to 60 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

1. Women between the ages 45-60,

2. Who are post-menopausal (proved by a laboratory test of FSH > 30 International units),

3. Patients who report having post-menopausal symptoms, who report having, at least 5-7 hot flushes per day, as well as wakeful night episodes and nocturnal sweating (measured by Greenscale or Cooperman Index).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Female patients who are outside the age boundaries of 45-60,

2. Have FSH <30

3. Patients who presently have cancer of any kind,

4. Patients that are on any other treatment for relieving post-menopausal symptoms

5. Patients who have contraindication to Licorice.

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Dietary Supplement:
Calmera-Licorice Root Extract (Licogen)
100 mg per day

Locations

Country Name City State
Israel Rabin Medical Center Petah Tikva

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
F&C Licorice Ltd

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Israel, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary A beneficial effect of the licorice extract on postmenopausal symptoms (vasomotor symptoms, and nocturnal episodes) in symptomatic postmenopausal women This outcome will be measured by:
a diary in which she should report daily. The reporting would be for 3 parameters: number of hot flushes per day, wakefull night episodes and nocturnal sweating measured by Greens Climateric Scale
20 weeks No
Primary A beneficial effect of the licorice extract on vaginal complaints in symptomatic postmenopausal women this objective will be measured by Pap Smear, Vaginal Ultra sound and vaginal PH 20 weeks No
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