Evaluation of the effect of an herbal medication on severity, frequency and duration of hot flashes in menopausal wome
- Conditions
- Hot flashes in peri and postmenopausal women.Menopausal and female climacteric states
- Registration Number
- IRCT138710241548N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Deputy of Research of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 100
(1) natural perimenopuse (3-11 months of amenorrhea or increased menstrual irregularity if still cycling) or postmenopause (12 or more months of amenorrhea) (2) untreated complaints for at least 2 months, (3) no history of cancer, (4) moderate to severe hot flashes happening at least once a day, (5) lack of illnesses creating hot flash-like symptoms, (6) presenting the serum level of FSH more than 40 mlu/ml. Exclusion criteria: (1) treatment with sexual hormones, nonhormonal climacteric drugs, or any treatment to alleviate climacteric symptoms in the last 12 weeks before study entry, (2) treatment with chemical or plant-derived medicines in the last 12 weeks before study entry, (3) bilateral oophorectomy, and (4) severe diseases (e.g., of the heart, liver, kidney, alimentary system, or metabolic diseases) or abnormal thyroid-stimulating hormone value that could mimic climacteric complaints or the actual or expected treatment or that could interfere with the study objectives.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Decrease of the severity, frequency and duration of hot flashes. Timepoint: one month. Method of measurement: Kupperman Index.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method