CeMCOR

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

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