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Cardiovascular DiseasesNCT00005446

Endogenous Estrogen and Coronary Heart Disease in Women

An observational study of Cardiovascular Diseases and Coronary Disease, run by NYU Langone Health.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

To investigate the relation between endogenous levels of estrogen in postmenopausal women and the subsequent development of coronary heart disease. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages Up to 100 years, women only
How many people
Not given
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Apr 1994to Mar 1999
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Up to 100 years
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

No eligibility criteria

About this study

To investigate the relation between endogenous levels of estrogen in postmenopausal women and the subsequent development of coronary heart disease.

Read the detailed description

BACKGROUND:

Studies suggest that estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) lowers the risk of coronary heart disease in postmenopausal women. However, it is not known whether higher endogenous levels of estrogens in the postmenopausal period likewise have a protective effect.

DESIGN NARRATIVE:

The study used an existing resource of frozen blood samples from a cohort of 7,058 postmenopausal women enrolled between 1985 and 1991 for a study of endogenous hormones and cancer. The cohort was followed up to identify incident cases of coronary heart disease. One hundred thirty cases of coronary heart disease (defined as nonfatal myocardial infarction or death from coronary heart disease) were expected to occur by the end of follow-up. A nested case-control study was conducted in which each case was matched to two women from the cohort who were the same age as the case, donated blood around the same time, and were alive and free of heart disease as of the date of diagnosis of the case. Frozen serum samples from cases and their matched controls were analyzed for total estradiol, bioavailable estradiol (the estradiol fraction not bound to sex hormone binding globulin) estrone, total cholesterol, and high- and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Conditional logistic regression for matched sets were employed to determine whether estrogen levels were lower in the cases than their matched controls. The association between estrogen levels and cholesterol fractions was also investigated.

Medical subject headings
Cardiovascular Diseases, Coronary Disease, Heart Diseases, Myocardial Infarction

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT00005446
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Postmenopausal women with coronary heart diseaseNot described
Postmenopausal women without coronary heart diseaseMatched in age to the women with heart disease

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted26 May 2000 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 1994
  3. Primary completionMar 1999

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Retrospective
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00005446
Sponsor's protocol ID
4375
Other IDs
R29HL052123
Status last verified
Dec 2015
First submitted
25 May 2000
Last updated
31 Dec 2015
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Cardiovascular Diseases and Coronary Disease, run by NYU Langone Health.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 31 Dec 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 31 Dec 2015.

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