Clinical trials: Menstrual Cycles
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Effect of Menstrual Cycle on Central Nervous System (CNS) Processing of Gut Stimuli in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Control
The hypothesis of the study is that women perceive intestinal stimulation (rectal balloon distention) differently in different phases of the menstrual cycle, i.e there is an effect of hormones on the sensory pathway, and that…
- Trial name
- NCT00219531
- Testing
- perception of rectal balloon distention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Sleep Deprivation, Menstrual Cycle
The Effects of Night Shift Work on Health Across the Menstrual Cycle
The study aims to investigate the effects of sleep deprivation on women's health across different phases of the menstrual cycle.
- Conditions
- Sleep Deprivation, Menstrual Cycle, Brain Health, Metabolism
- Trial name
- MENSLEEP (NCT06683248)
- Testing
- Investigate sleep deprivation
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Menstrual Cycle, Sleep
Effects of Menstrual Cycle Phases on Gait, Pelvis, and Sleep
This study aims to investigate the effects of different phases of the menstrual cycle on gait spatiotemporal characteristics, pelvic kinematics, and sleep quality in healthy women aged 18-35 years with regular menstrual cycles.
- Conditions
- Menstrual Cycle, Sleep, Gait
- Trial name
- NCT07152262
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
HIV
Levels of Raltegravir in the Female Genital Tissue
This study is an investigation of the pharmacokinetics of raltegravir in the tissue of the female genital tract to determine if twice-daily dosing of 400mg achieves adequate drug levels to prevent viral integration of HIV-1.
- Trial name
- NCT01327482
- Testing
- Raltegravir
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
PMS, Menstrual Pain
Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Elix's Cycle Balance and Its Impact on PMS and Menstrual Symptoms
This is an open-label observational single-group clinical trial to study the efficacy of a commercially available dietary supplement and its effect on common PMS and menstrual symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT05145257
- Testing
- Elix Cycle Balance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zenchi, Inc.
Breast Cancer
Hormonal Effects on Tc-99m Sestamibi Uptake in the Breast
This study is to examine the effects of menstrual cycle, hormone therapy, and the use of tamoxifen on Tc-99m sestamibi uptake.
- Trial name
- NCT00943527
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) - Relapsing-remitting
Educational Programs Based on Healthy Habits to Improve Quality of Life and Psychosocial Profile in Women With Neurodegenerative Diseases: The ADVICE Protocol Study (Phase 1)
This phase of the project aims to analyze the interaction between physical exercise and the phases of the menstrual cycle, evaluating its impact on fatigue, functional capacity, and exercise perception in women with and without…
- Trial name
- ADVICE Phase 1 (NCT06925022)
- Testing
- Strength training session during Early Follicular Phase, Strength Training Protocol during Late Follicular Phase, Strength Training during Mid-Luteal Phase
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Almeria
Healthy Adult Females
Postprandial Triglyceride Concentrations Across Menstrual Cycle Phases
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effect of menstrual cycle phases on postprandial triglyceride concentrations in healthy young female adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07459465
- Testing
- Early Follicular Phase, Mid-Luteal Phase
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Menstrual Cycle, Physical Performance
Menstrual Cycle and Women's Performance
This study examines how different phases of the menstrual cycle are associated with selected performance and musculoskeletal parameters in physically active women aged 18-35 years.
- Conditions
- Menstrual Cycle, Physical Performance, Muscle Strength, Musculoskeletal System
- Trial name
- NCT07462286
- Testing
- Menstrual Cycle Tracking, Performance and Strength Testing, Musculoskeletal Assessment
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charles University, Czech Republic
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I-II Risk Groups, the Follicular (Days 1-12 From Last Menstruation) or Luteal (Days 20-24) Phase of the Menstrual Cycle
Menstrual Cycle Phase and Virtual Reality on Preoperative Anxiety
This study aims to examine the effects of menstrual cycle phase and a virtual reality (VR) intervention on preoperative anxiety in female patients scheduled for septorhinoplasty surgery.
- Conditions
- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I-II Risk Groups, the Follicular (Days 1-12 From Last Menstruation) or Luteal (Days 20-24) Phase of the Menstrual Cycle, Aged 18-55
- Trial name
- NCT07337941
- Testing
- 15-minute video providing a visual and auditory experience (Training Video), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI I-II), The decision for a 15-minute preoperative observation without visual and auditory experience depends on the phase of the menstrual cycle and group assignment.
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University
Female Sex Hormones, Menstrual Cycle
Menstrual Cycle vs. Oral Contraceptives: Effects on Muscle Protein Metabolism After Resistance Exercise
The muscles of the body are constantly breaking down old proteins and building new ones. These two processes, protein breakdown and protein synthesis, together are known as protein turnover.
- Conditions
- Female Sex Hormones, Menstrual Cycle, Oral Contraceptives, Protein Metabolism
- Trial name
- MCOC (NCT07258576)
- Testing
- Protein Beverage, Stable Isotope Tracer [D5]phenylalanine, Stable Isotope Tracer [13C]phenylalanine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Shoulder Injuries
Influence of the Menstrual Cycle on the Maximal Strength of the External and Internal Rotators of the Shoulder in High-level Sports Women.
The goal of this prospective interventional study is to measure the strength of the external and internal rotator muscles of both shoulders (dominant and non-dominant) of Montpellier Hérault Rugby players at different stages of…
- Trial name
- NCT07256483
- Testing
- Measure the strength of the external and internal rotator muscles of both shoulders.
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinique Saint Jean, France
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Impact of Metformin in Teens With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) on Oral Contraceptive Therapy
Oral contraceptives are known to improve menstrual cycles and symptoms in PCOS, however may increase cholesterol. Metformin, a drug to improve insulin resistance, may benefit metabolic state.
- Trial name
- NCT00283816
- Testing
- Metformin, Oral Contraceptive Pill, Lifestyle Management Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Insulin Resistance, Menstrual Cycle
Effects of Antipsychotics on Brain Insulin Action in Females
Females treated with antipsychotics have higher rates of comorbid metabolic syndrome than males. Despite this, females have historically been excluded from many mechanistic studies due to confounding effects of menstrual cycles.
- Conditions
- Insulin Resistance, Menstrual Cycle, Type 2 Diabetes, Antipsychotics
- Trial name
- NCT06251635
- Testing
- Olanzapine 2.5Mg Oral Tablet, Insulin Lispro 100 UNT/ML, Saline
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Acute Postoperative Pain, Chronic Postoperative Pain
Menstrual Phase and Postoperative Pain
Fluctuations of female sex hormones during the menstrual cycle influence pain perception. Endogenous pain is pronounced in the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle.
- Trial name
- NCT02137135
- Testing
- HAD scale, The SF 12 test, Visual analogue score
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aydin Adnan Menderes University
Premenstrual Syndrome, Menstrual Symptoms
Effects of Seed Cycling Capsules on Premenstrual Syndrome Symptoms and Menstrual Cycle Length
This virtual, single-arm clinical trial will evaluate the effects of Seed Cycling Capsules on symptoms associated with premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and menstrual cycle characteristics.
- Trial name
- NCT07655466
- Testing
- Two Moons Seed Cycling Capsules
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Superlune Inc. d/b/a Two Moons Health
Menstrual Irregularity
COVID-19 Vaccines and the Menstrual Cycle
The study aimed to explore the effect of different COVID-19 vaccines on menstrual cycle
- Trial name
- NCT05688995
- Testing
- Naser Al-Husban
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 617 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Jordan
Lymphocyte Subsets in Women of Child-bearing Age
Study About Lymphocytes Change During Menstrual Cycle in Women of Child-bearing Age
The investigators are going to select the normal child-bearing period women as the study subjects and draw their peripheral blood to observe and analyze the change of quantity and percentage of lymphocyte subsets along with the…
- Trial name
- NCT02951832
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital
Muscle Protein Synthesis
The Effect of Menstrual Cycle Phase and Protein Dose on Muscle Protein Synthesis
Adaptation to resistance exercise requires maximal rates of muscle protein synthesis, which can be achieved with post-exercise ingestion of ~20g of protein.
- Trial name
- NCT05178732
- Testing
- Dose of protein, Menstrual cycle phase
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter
Validate QUEM Method, Quantitative Determination of Menses
Protocol for the Determination of Menstrual Losses in Healthy Women With Apparently Normal Cycles
Multicenter, observational, cross-over study intended to apply an easy and simple system for the quantitative determination of menstrual losses in women with apparently normal menses.The system adopted for the determination of…
- Trial name
- MEVA-1 (NCT01276964)
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of L'Aquila