The Use of Pycnogenol® to Alleviate Menopausal Symptoms Induced or Increased by Breast and Gynecological Cancer Treatments

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Climacteric; Menorrhagia, Menopausal, Menopause

In brief

This is a pilot study to test whether PYC can improve climacteric symptoms for women who have experienced either surgically or medically induced menopause as part of their treatment for breast or gynecologic cancers.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03704454

Run by

Legacy Health System

People needed

40

Starts

2018-10-01

Expected to finish

2020-09-15

Last updated by the study team

2018-10-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 99. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patient currently is undergoing treatment for cancer
• Patient has menopausal symptoms induced either by surgical or medical (patient on tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitor) interventions for cancer
• > 18 years of age
• Willing to travel to a Legacy Health facility if necessary
• Agree to attend study visits outside of standard of care visits, if needed
• Willing to stop other supplements or medications that are aimed at treating menopausal symptoms at least 7 days before beginning study treatment
• Willing to engage in pre/post testing and survey/phone calls

You may not qualify if…

• Patient is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment
• < 18 years of age
• Unable to comply with protocol
• Unable to provide written informed consent
• Investigator does not believe study participation is in the best interest of the patient
• Patient had concurrent menopausal symptoms prior to the start of cancer treatment
• Menopausal symptoms are unrelated to surgical or medical treatment of breast or gynecologic cancers

Where it is running

• Legacy Mt. Hood Medical Center — Gresham, Oregon, United States (enrolling)
• Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center — Portland, Oregon, United States (enrolling)
• Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center — Tualatin, Oregon, United States (enrolling)

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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