Effects of a New Botanical Extracts Combination on Quality of Life in Menopausal Spanish Women
NCT ID: NCT04381026
Last Updated: 2020-05-08
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
57 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2017-04-19
2018-07-10
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
TRIPLE
Study Groups
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Placebo Group
Pill of 500 mg containing filler agent, two pills daily for eight weeks.
Placebo
Filler agent
Treatment Group with botanical extracts
Pill of 500 mg containing botanicals and filler agent, two pills daily for eight weeks.
Botanical dry extracts combination
Aframomum melgueta dry extract (50mg), Glycine max bean dry extract (100mg) and Punica granatum skin extract (100mg)
Interventions
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Botanical dry extracts combination
Aframomum melgueta dry extract (50mg), Glycine max bean dry extract (100mg) and Punica granatum skin extract (100mg)
Placebo
Filler agent
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Informed consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
* Menopause from surgery origin.
* Family or personal history of endocrine cancer.
* Known hypersensitivity to gluten, soybeans, soy protein, dairy products, pomegranate or grains of paradise.
* Vegetarian diet or daily consumption of soya rich-products during the last year.
* Anovulatory treatment.
* Hormone replacement treatment.
45 Years
55 Years
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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Clínica Barem
UNKNOWN
Nektium Pharma SL
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Laura López-Ríos, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Nektium Pharma SL
Locations
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Clinica Barem
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas (Canary Islands), Spain
Countries
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References
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Related Links
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Clinical guides for menopause from AEEM
paper on Validity and reliability of the Kupperman test \[Spanish\]
Other Identifiers
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PRO_WH_HCT_2016.01
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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