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Hormone Therapy

Postmenopausal women for Follicle Stimulating Hormone

Phase 2
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Eastern Virginia Medical School
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up up to 5 years
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Summary

This clinical trial is an investigational research study to determine the ratio of glycosylated FSH21/FSH24 in premenopausal women and postmenopausal women as well as determining if estradiol can increase this ratio in postmenopausal women.

Eligible Conditions
  • Estradiol Effect
  • Follicle Stimulating Hormone
  • Urinary FSH21/FSH24 Ratio

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to 5 years
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 5 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: Postmenopausal womenActive Control1 Intervention
Participants will bring into clinic their first voided urine of the day on assigned days 1, 4 and 7 in a urinary collection kit that will be given. A urine dip stick will be performed on the samples. Each time they bring in a sample, they will have a serum blood draw for estradiol and FSH. The participants will then be started on EstroGel© for 14 days from day 7-21. During that time that they are on EstroGel©, the participants will bring into clinic their first voided urine of the day on assigned days 15, 18, and 21 in a urinary collection kit that will be given. A urine dip stick will be performed on the samples. Each time they bring in a sample, they will have a serum blood draw for estradiol and FSH. After the last urinary collection and blood draw, they will discontinue the EstroGel and be started on micronized progesterone if they have a uterus for 12 days.
Group II: Premenopausal womenActive Control1 Intervention
Participants will bring into clinic their first voided urine of the day on cycle days 9, 12 and 15 in a urinary collection kit that will be given. A urine dip stick will be performed on the samples. Each time they bring in a sample, they will have a serum blood draw for estradiol and FSH.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Wichita State UniversityOTHER
4 Previous Clinical Trials
431 Total Patients Enrolled
Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolLead Sponsor
72 Previous Clinical Trials
15,709 Total Patients Enrolled
~2 spots leftby Sep 2025