CeMCOR

WANTED: Women past menopause to evaluate progesterone therapy for hot flushes

CeMCOR is pleased to announce that we have reached our recruitment goal for this study. As of May 2009, we will no longer be enrolling any new participants. Thank you to everyone who volunteered for the study! 

We are looking for women to participate in a 5-month research study on hot flushes, blood vessel function and clotting factors. We are comparing natural progesterone (Prometrium®) with a placebo (dummy pill). You will keep a daily record of hot flushes during these five months. The study includes four office visits, with two assessments of your blood vessel function.

This study is investigator-initiated and benefactor-funded. Active drug and placebo provided by Besin’s International, France.

To be eligible, you must:

• Be past menopause (1-10 years since your last menstrual period)
• Currently experiencing hot flushes and/or night sweats
• Have no heart disease
• Have no risk factors for heart disease (e.g. diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoker, very overweight)
• Have taken no estrogen, progesterone or birth control pills within 6 months

You will receive

• Study medication or placebo
• Electrocardiogram (ECG)
• Cholesterol and diabetes test results

Telephone: (604) 875 5917
E-mail: hotflush-study@interchange.ubc.ca

Help us find participants by putting up a study flyer [pdf] in your Vancouver neighbourhood