Role of T-cells in Post-Menopausal Osteoporosis

Completed

Conditions studied: Osteoporosis

In brief

This is an observational study of women undergoing surgical menopause to determine whether T-cells play an important role in the etiology of post-menopausal osteoporosis. Subjects will examined before and after surgery and followed over a two year period to determine the biology of T-cells during this study period.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00787904

Run by

Atlanta VA Medical Center

People needed

19

Starts

2006-12-01

Expected to finish

2012-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-12-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Women between the age of 18-55, pre-menopausal by history (regular spontaneous menstrual bleeding every 21-35 days) or documented FSH <10, no current estrogen therapy, undergoing hysterectomy with (ovx) or without ovariectomy (control group) for benign gynecologic disease (fibroid uterus, endometriosis, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, chronic pelvic pain) or for prophylaxis against ovarian cancer (BRCA positive).

You may not qualify if…

• History of an active cancer including breast and uterine cancer, treatment with chemotherapy or glucocorticoids
• History of an immune deficiency syndrome including HIV infection
• History of severe anemia with hematocrit < 25.

Where it is running

• Emory University — Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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