A Single-Centre Pilot Trial Investigating the absorption of estradiol following a single application to the skin of estradiol coated microparticles
- Conditions
- MenopauseReproductive Health and Childbirth - Menstruation and menopause
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12622000859785
- Lead Sponsor
- Estrenue Pty Ltd
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 3
Provision of informed written consent
Healthy Post-menopausal women with levels of FSH/LH/E2 (follicle stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, oestrogen) according to the definition of post-menopausal range”, confirmed at screening
WBC greater than or equal to 3.0 x 109/L, granulocytes greater than or equal to 1.5 X 109/L and platelets greater than or equal to 100 x 109/L.
AST or ALT less than or equal to 3 times ULN
eGFR greater than or equal to 60 ml/min/1.73m2
• BMI of more than or equal to 40
• Known hypersensitivity to oestradiol
• Any medication known to impact on reproductive hormone function.
• Any investigational drugs or participation in any other clinical study for 6 weeks or 5 half life period (in case of an experimental drug, whichever is longer) prior to screening.
• Any reason that the Investigator’s or the sponsor’s opinion may preclude the participant
from inclusion onto study
• Any skin conditions that might be present at screening or baseline that affects the
application area.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Serum estradiol assessed using a venous blood sample.[Baseline, 4 hours, 24 hours, 72 hours and 168 hours following the application of the drug]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 'Local skin reaction to the intervention assessed using skin photography and graded in accordance with the Local Skin Reaction Grading Scale[Baseline, 4 hours, 24 hours, 72 hours and 168 hours following the application of the drug]