Clinical trials: Estrogens
Anorexia Nervosa
Effects of Anorexia Nervosa on Peak Bone Mass
Teenage girls with anorexia nervosa (AN) are at risk for low bone density and low rates of bone accrual, raising concerns regarding acquisition of peak bone mass, an important determinant of future bone health and fracture risk.
- Trial name
- NCT01301183
- Testing
- RhIGF-1 with transdermal 17-beta estradiol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Endometriosis, Pelvic Pain
The Safety and Effectiveness of Surgery With or Without Raloxifene for the Treatment of Pelvic Pain Caused by Endometriosis
Many women with lower abdominal pain have endometriosis. Endometriosis is a condition in which the lining of the uterus (endometrium) is found outside of the uterus. The diagnosis of endometriosis is usually made at surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00001848
- Testing
- Raloxifene
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 612 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Postmenopause
Use of the Synthetic Hormone CDB-2914 in Treating Symptoms of Menopause
This study will examine the safety and effectiveness of a synthetic hormone, CDB-2914, for treating symptoms of menopause. It will compare the effects of estrogen and CDB-2914 with those of estrogen and progesterone in…
- Trial name
- NCT00009659
- Testing
- CDB 2914
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Cerebral Blood Flow, Cerebral Blood Flow Regulation
The Role of Estrogen and Testosterone in Determining Brain Blood Flow and Metabolic Regulation in Humans
Due to historical exclusion of females from research, there are gaps in the understanding of female physiology, how it differs from males, and how sex-specific hormones contribute.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Blood Flow, Cerebral Blood Flow Regulation, Sex Differences, Exercise
- Trial name
- NCT07212712
- Testing
- GnRH antagonist, Estradiol (E2), Testosterone
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Depression - Major Depressive Disorder, Irritability
Teen Vulnerability to Irritability: Brain and Estrogen Changes
Purpose: Risk of severe psychopathology increases dramatically during adolescence, especially for females. Changes in ovarian steroids across the menstrual cycle produce windows of vulnerability to mood disturbances, particularly…
- Trial name
- TeenVIBE (NCT07544966)
- Testing
- Kurvelo
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Turner's Syndrome
Effect of Estrogen on Mental and Social Functioning in Girls With Turner's Syndrome
RATIONALE: Turner's syndrome is a disease in which females are missing all or part of one X chromosome and do not produce estrogen. Giving estrogen is standard treatment for girls who have Turner's syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT00004274
- Testing
- Estrogen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Contraception
Evaluation of the Contraceptive Efficacy and Safety of a New Concentration of an Antiandrogenic Progestogen Combined With a Reduced-Dose Estrogen (LUNA)
This study is a Phase III, multicenter, open-label, single-arm clinical trial designed to evaluate the contraceptive efficacy and safety of a new formulation containing N0999 in women of childbearing potential.
- Trial name
- LUNA (NCT07714616)
- Testing
- Cyproterone Acetate 2 mg and Ethinyl Estradiol 0.02 mg
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eurofarma Laboratorios S.A.
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
TranspulmonarY Estrogen Gradient and Estrogen Receptors (TYEGER) in PAH
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a disease characterized by elevated pressures in the blood vessels of the lungs that is not caused by another disease processes.
- Trial name
- TYEGER (NCT04280523)
- Testing
- ESR-specific PET scan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Healthy
The Effect of Estrogen and Progesterone Levels on Knee and Ankle Joint Laxity
The proposed research is an observational study designed to compare estrogen and progesterone serum levels with knee and ankle joint laxity, and muscle reaction time as a measure of neuromuscular function.
- Trial name
- NCT00005923
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Gonadal Dysgenesis, Turner's Syndrome
The Effects of Estrogen on Cognition in Girls With Turner Syndrome
The development of the brain in females is a result of a combination of factors. During puberty estrogen plays a role in influencing brain development.
- Trial name
- NCT00001253
- Testing
- cognitive tests and scales
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 950 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Healthy
Estrogen Alternatives Study
Healthy postmenopausal women not currently taking hormone replacement or hormone modulating therapy take a 3-month course of estradiol/raloxifene/placebo to evaluate the effects of each on vascular function, as indicated by PET…
- Trial name
- NCT00108238
- Testing
- Estradiol followed by progesterone, Raloxifene
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Contraception
International Active Surveillance Study - Safety of Contraceptives: Role of Estrogens
The primary objective of the study is to assess the risks of short and long-term use of estradiol valerate/dienogest (EV/DNG) and of established oral contraceptives (OCs) in a study population that is representative for the…
- Trial name
- INAS-SCORE (NCT01009684)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 50,203 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Center for Epidemiology and Health Research, Germany
Bipolar Disorder, Circadian Rhythm
Effects of Sex Hormones on Circadian Rhythm in Men and Women
For many years researchers have been trying to better understand the regulation of sleep and activity by studying circadian (daily) rhythms of human beings.
- Conditions
- Bipolar Disorder, Circadian Rhythm, Depressive Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00001285
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Exercise-related Amenorrhea
Fat Mediated Modulation of Reproductive and Endocrine Function in Young Athletes
One aim of this study is to determine changes in body composition and hormones that differentiate athletes who stop getting their periods versus those who continue to get their periods and non-athletes.
- Trial name
- NCT00946192
- Testing
- Transdermal 17Beta-estradiol, progesterone, Ethinyl Estradiol + Desogestrel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Hypogonadism, Estrogens
Development and Validation of in Vitro Cell-based Bioassays for Nuclear Receptor Activation
This is a prospective biobank set up to collect serum from patients with disorders associated with changes in androgens, estrogens or sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), before and/or after treatment.
- Conditions
- Hypogonadism, Estrogens, Testosterone, Androgens
- Trial name
- NCT02434562
- Testing
- Serum (with or without urine) samples
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Depressive Disorder, Mood Disorder
Progestin (Progesterone-Like Hormones) Induced Dysphoria (Depressed Mood, Irritability, Anxiety)
Often women are prescribed hormone replacement therapy (HRT) during the perimenopause or menopause. Hormone replacement therapy includes both estrogen and progesterone.
- Conditions
- Depressive Disorder, Mood Disorder, Psychomotor Agitation
- Trial name
- NCT00001770
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Contraception, Birth Control
International Active Surveillance Study: Native Estrogen Estetrol (E4) Safety Study
Multinational, comparative, prospective, active surveillance study that follows two cohorts. The primary objective of the study is to characterize and compare the risks of E4/Drospirenone (DRSP) with levonorgestrel-containing…
- Trial name
- INAS-NEES (NCT06028555)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 101,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Center for Epidemiology and Health Research, Germany
Adolescent Development, Stress
Neurophysiology, Estrogen, and Stress Exposure in the Emergence of Depression in Adolescent Girls
The prevalence of adolescent depression is steadily rising in the U.S., especially among adolescent girls. Currently 20% of adolescent girls experience major depression compared with 6% of boys (National Institute of Mental…
- Conditions
- Adolescent Development, Stress, Emotional Disturbances
- Trial name
- EVOLVE (NCT03450135)
- Testing
- Trier Social Stress Test, Emotional go/no-go task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Primary Ovarian Insufficiency
Primary Ovarian Insufficiency: Phenotype and Optimal Treatment
This pilot study will observe the progression of newly diagnosed POI patients physical and psychology outcomes after initiating standard of care HRT treatment in comparison to healthy female control participants' physical and…
- Trial name
- NCT03568708
- Testing
- Transdermal Estrogen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Progesterone Supplementation
Optimal Length of Progesterone Supplementation Before the Transfer of Cryopreserved (Frozen)-Thawed Day 3 Embryos in an Artificial Cycle With Exogenous Estrogen and Progesterone
Cryopreserved-thawed embryos are often replaced in an artificial cycle, in which the endometrium is prepared by exogenous estrogen and progesterone with or without the use of GnRH agonist downregulation.
- Trial name
- PROFETA-3 (NCT01940653)
- Testing
- Progesterone
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel