Premenstrual Hormonal and Affective State Evaluation (PHASE) Project

NCT ID: NCT03862469

Last Updated: 2025-04-24

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

129 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-09-26

Study Completion Date

2023-09-01

Brief Summary

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PHASE is designed to evaluate neuroactive hormone trajectories across the menstrual cycle and endocrine, autonomic, and subjective responses to psychosocial stress in women suffering from severe PMS (i.e., premenstrual dysphoric disorder).

Detailed Description

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Female volunteers will be recruited from the community for participation in this 3-menstrual cycle study. In the first two menstrual cycles, study participants will chart their symptoms and and ovulation. Study participants will continue to perform ovulation testing during their third menstrual cycle in which they will attend one individualized task session and provide 8 serum samples at different timepoints across the menstrual cycle. Primary analyses will contrast neuroactive hormone trajectories across the menstrual cycle and stress reactivity according to study groups (PMDD vs healthy).

Conditions

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Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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All Participants

Group Type OTHER

Individualized laboratory test

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Laboratory test administered between 6 and 2 days prior to the subsequent menstrual cycle.

Interventions

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Individualized laboratory test

Laboratory test administered between 6 and 2 days prior to the subsequent menstrual cycle.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Female
* Aged 18-35 years, established by visual inspection of a government-issued ID
* Average menstrual cycle 21-35 days

Exclusion Criteria

* Lifetime DSM-5 Axis 1 disorder (except anxiety and depression), as documented in the Mental Health Interview
* Current DSM-5 Axis depressive or anxiety disorder, as documented in the Mental Health Interview
* Positive urine drug screen test
* Breath alcohol concentration \>0.00%
* Self-reported smoker or carbon monoxide concentration ≥ 6 ppm
* Irregular menstrual cycle
* Current pregnancy (urine test-verified) or lactation, or a plan to become pregnant
* Moderate or high suicide risk
* Shipley IQ (vocabulary standard score) \> 80
* Any prescription medications (including hormonal forms of birth control)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Illinois at Chicago

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ajna Hamidovic, PharmD, MS

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Ajna Hamidovic, PharmD, MS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Illinois at Chicago

Locations

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University of Illinois Department of Pharmacy Practice

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

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Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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R21MH119642

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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2018-1533

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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