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临床试验/EUCTR2013-004246-41-GB
EUCTR2013-004246-41-GB进行中(未招募)1 期

A phase III randomised study of folic acid supplementation in the management of menopausal symptoms in cancer survivors and healthy postmenopausal women - FOAM Trial, Version 2.0

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust0 个研究点目标入组 236 人开始时间: 2015年7月23日最近更新:
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阶段
1 期
状态
进行中(未招募)
入组人数
236

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研究类型
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product

入排标准

性别
Female

入选标准

  • 1. Experiencing =50 hot flushes per week, as quantified from daily patient Sloan Diary recordings for 7 days after consent and prior to randomisation
  • 2. Being =40 and =70 years of age
  • 3. Willing to participate in the trial and given informed consent
  • Are the trial subjects under 18? no
  • Number of subjects for this age range: 0
  • F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
  • F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 228
  • F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
  • F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 8

排除标准

  • 1.Hormonal or non-hormonal treatment (including raloxifen) for menopausal symptoms within 8 weeks of enrolment
  • 2.Baseline serum folic acid level which is above the normal laboratory range (3.1 to 20.0µg/L)
  • 3.Smoking >5 cigarettes per day
  • 4.Intestinal malabsorption e.g. celiac, tropical sprue or Crohn’s disease
  • 5.Known chronic renal impairment or failure
  • 6.Pernicious anaemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency
  • 7.Taking the following drugs:
  • Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can interfere with folate metabolism
  • Cholestrol-lowering agents such as cholestryamine may decrease folic acid absorption
  • Chemotherapeutic agents such as fluorouracil and methotrexate can interfere with conversion of folate into tetrahydrofolate
  • Antibiotics such as chloramphenicol, trimethoprim and co-trimoxazole may inhibit dihydrofolic reductase
  • Sulfasalazine may decrease folic acid absorption
  • Anticonvulsants such as phenytoin, phenobarbital and primidone can interfere with absorption of anticonvulsants
  • Serotonin re-uptake inhibitors such as fluoxetine, venlafaxine, sertraline and paroxetine may ameliorate hot flushes
  • Serotonin disinhibitants such as mianserin and mirtazapine may ameliorate hot flushes
  • a2-adrenergic agonist such as yohimbine may aggravate hot flushes
  • a2-adrenergic antagonist such as clonidine may ameliorate hot flushes
  • Antacids containing aluminium or magnesium can interfere with folate metabolism
  • Preparations containing zinc such as vitamins or food supplements that may contain folic acid
  • Anticoagulant or thrombolytic therapy can interfere with folate assays
  • 8.Therapies containing human anti-mouse antibodies (e.g. Trastuzumab and Bevacizumab) can interfere with folate assays
  • 9.Alcohol consumption more than 14 units per week
  • 10.Women with phaeochromocytoma or other medullary tumours or carcinoid syndrome
  • 11.Known allergic reactions and/or hypersensitivity to folic acid
  • 12.Women who are, in the opinion of the treating physician, unlikely to be able to give informed consent or successfully complete the trial intervention and procedures
  • 13.Participation in another clinical trial within the last 4 weeks prior to enrolment

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