Evaluation of the effect of portulaca oleracea syrup on hot flashes

Phase 3

Recruiting

• Conditions: Hot flashes.; Menopausal and female climacteric states; N95.1

• Registration Number: IRCT20200112046087N7
• Lead Sponsor: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 1 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 84

Inclusion Criteria

Menopausal women over 45 years
Stop menstruation for 12 months or more or less than 12 months with follicle-stimulating hormone
Having hot flashes at least twice a day
Serum FSH more than 40 international units according to laboratory reports
Serum LH more than 30 international units according to laboratory reports

Exclusion Criteria

Known physical and mental illnesses such as depression, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, liver disease, blood diseases, cancer, gastrointestinal diseases
Use of hormone therapy, anticoagulants, sedatives, antidepressants, anticonvulsants, alpha-adrenergic agonists such as clonidine
Use plant phytoestrogens such as fennel, soy, black cohosh, flax, primrose oil and vitamin E over the past 8 weeks

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Intensity of hot flashes. Timepoint: 2-week monitoring on a daily basis. Method of measurement: Heater et al Scale Questionnaire.;Duration of hot flashes. Timepoint: 2-week monitoring on a daily basis. Method of measurement: Heater et al Scale Questionnaire.