The Effect of Different Types of Progestin on Sleeping of Menopausal Women

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2015-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

Investigators have found that sleeping disorder is an important problem in menopausal women.

There have been papers reporting the effect of hormonal therapy on sleeping, but fews have reported the effect of different progestogens on sleeping quality. There is a need for more in-depth study and more conclusive evidence about the progestins which have the most beneficial effects on sleeping disorders in menopausal women.

This study is going to collect the data from newly identified menopausal patients who are eligible for continuous estrogen-progestogen therapy for their climacteric treatment. The affects of the therapy will be monitored for 3 months.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Chiang Mai University
• Treatments: Dydrogesterone; Estradiol; Estradiol 17 beta-cypionate; Estradiol 3-benzoate; Estradiol valerate; Estrogens; Polyestradiol phosphate; Progesterone; Progestins

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• new menopausal patients at Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital

• suitable for estrogen plus progesterone treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

• contraindication for hormone replacement therapy

• recently used sleep enhancing medicine

• recently used psychotic medicine