Celecoxib Inhibition of Aromatase Expression and Inflammation in Adipose Tissue of Obese Postmenopausal Women

Completed · Early Phase 1

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

The study plans to find out whether Celebrex may be potentially useful to decrease inflammation in fat tissues and thereby lower the production of substances such as estrogens that may increase the risk of developing breast cancer and lead to a poor outcome of the disease.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01901679

Run by

Rockefeller University

People needed

10

Starts

2013-07-01

Expected to finish

2014-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-02-01

Who can join

Age: 40 and older, up to 70. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Postmenopausal woman defined as: 24 consecutive months without a menstrual period and currently not taking any medication known to induce amenorrhea.
• Serum estradiol < 20 pg/mL
• Body Mass Index of 35-50
• Stable weight defined as (+/- 5 %) of body weight for at least three months
• 40-70 years of age
• Fluent in English

You may not qualify if…

• Known hypersensitivity to celecoxib or sulfonamides
• Known peptic ulcer disease
• Hypertension BP > 150/90 (on 2 occasions after resting)
• Fasting blood glucose > 165 mg/dL
• HIV positive
• Screening creatinine > 2X upper limit of normal
• Screening LFT results > 2x upper limit of normal
• Smokers (or stopped < 3 months ago)
• Framingham risk score > 15
• Evidence of active coronary disease by history and/or EKG
• Subjects who consume 25 grams of soy protein/day or more than 45 mg of isoflavones/day, for subjects who consume this amount of soy, they may stop for 14 days prior to admission
• Currently taking NSAIDS, aspirin, (if > once a week, stopped <30 days ago).
• Consuming > 3 servings of fish or seafood/week
• Currently taking fish oil, omega-3 supplements or other herbal supplements that exceed GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) levels, (if currently taking fish oil/omega-3 supplements, there must be a 30 day washout period)
• Current use of anti-coagulants
• Currently taking any weight control medication
• Currently taking thioridazine
• Currently taking lithium
• Currently taking any estrogen/progesterone hormones including vaginal cream, e-string, or vaginal tablets
• Currently taking any medication that can alter fat stores as determined by the principal investigator
• History of Inflammatory Bowel Disease or other chronic inflammatory disorders
• History of any malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancer in the past 5 years
• History of any bleeding disorder
• History of cardiovascular disease
• Diagnosis of asthma

Where it is running

• The Rockefeller University — New York, New York, United States

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