drugset / Trial / NCT00006133

Randomized Study of Oral Contraceptives or Hormone Replacement Therapy in Women With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

NCT00006133

RandomizedDouble-blindTreatment

Summary

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the effect of oral contraceptives containing low-dose synthetic estrogens and progestins on disease activity in premenopausal women with inactive, stable, or moderate systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). II. Determine the effect of hormone replacement therapy with conjugated estrogens and progestins on disease activity in postmenopausal women with inactive, stable, or moderate SLE.

Timeline

Start
2000-06
Primary completion
Completion

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Estradiol Other / unclassified Oral
Subject Norethindrone Unknown Oral
Subject ethinyl estradiol Small molecule Oral
Subject medroxyprogesterone acetate Other / unclassified Oral