Oral Contraceptive During Menopausal Transition

NCT ID: NCT01414530

Last Updated: 2013-09-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

52 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-04-30

Brief Summary

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Muscle or joint pain is one of the most common symptoms during menopausal transition. As this could be severe enough to affect social and daily life and to reduce quality of life, attentions should be paid about this.

Although understanding of muscle or joint pain related to menopause is still insufficient, estrogen can play an important role. Previous studies have shown that estrogen protects cartilage in both animals and humans.

However, perimenopause is different from postmenopause, in the point that estrogen is still secreted with a great fluctuation.

Until now, no study has been performed to evaluate the effects of oral contraceptive on muscle or joint pain in women during menopausal transition. Moreover, since menopausal symptoms vary according to ethnicity and culture, a study in Korean population is necessary.

Therefore, this randomized controlled trial was designed to evaluate the effects of oral contraceptive on muscle or joint pain in women during menopausal transition, compared to NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Perimenopause

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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oral contraceptive

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

oral contraceptive

Intervention Type DRUG

ethinyl estradiol 0.03mg/levonorgestrel 0.15mg daily for 8 weeks

NSAID

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

NSAID

Intervention Type DRUG

ibuprofen 200mg/arginine 185mg twice per day for 8 weeks

Interventions

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oral contraceptive

ethinyl estradiol 0.03mg/levonorgestrel 0.15mg daily for 8 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

NSAID

ibuprofen 200mg/arginine 185mg twice per day for 8 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Minivora Carol-F

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Perimenopausal women aged 45 or more
* Women who have multiple joint or muscle pain for at least 3 months (at least two sites out of upper and lower extremities or axial)

Exclusion Criteria

* Rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatic polymyalgia, Inflammatory myopathy
* pregnancy
* History of hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy
* Vasomotor symptoms
* History of surgery of musculoskeletal system
* History of cancer
* Abnormalities of thyroid function
* Focal neurologic deficit
* Smoking within 1 year
* Uncontrolled hypertension
* Coronary heart disease
* Diabetes mellitus
* Stoke
* Active thromboembolism
* Undiagnosed vaginal bleeding
* Acute hepatic dysfunction
* Gastrointestinal ulcer
* Severe renal dysfunction
* Hypersensitivity to drugs
* Current hormone user or past users within 3 months
Minimum Eligible Age

45 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Samsung Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Byung-Koo Yoon

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Samsung Medical Center

Seoul, Gangnam-gu, South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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South Korea

Central Contacts

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Byung-Koo Yoon, MD, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 82-2-3410-3512

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Byung-Koo Yoon

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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2010-03-018

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id