Alternative Therapies for Menopause: A Randomized Trial

Summary

This randomized, controlled trial will evaluate the efficacy and safety of three alternative approaches utilizing phytoestrogens to treat hot flashes and night sweats in peri- and post-menopausal women. The treatments were chosen because of the scientific evidence supporting a possible benefit, the availability of products with adequate quality control, and their frequency of use in naturopathic medicine. RECRUITMENT FOR THIS STUDY SHOULD END BY AUGUST 1, 2003.

Timeline

Start

2000-07

Primary completion

2005-12

Completion

2005-12

Publications

• Background Newton KM, Buist DS, Keenan NL, Anderson LA, LaCroix AZ. Use of alternative therapies for menopause symptoms: results of a population-based survey. Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Jul;100(1):18-25. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(02)02005-7.
• Background Phelan EA, Buist DS, Anderson LA, Newton KM, Delaney KM, LaCroix AZ. Understanding attitudes of older women toward hormone replacement therapy. Prev Med. 2001 Jan;32(1):49-56. doi: 10.1006/pmed.2000.0768.
• Background Newton KM, LaCroix AZ, Leveille SG, Rutter C, Keenan NL, Anderson LA. Women's beliefs and decisions about hormone replacement therapy. J Womens Health. 1997 Aug;6(4):459-65. doi: 10.1089/jwh.1997.6.459.
• Background Newton KM, LaCroix AZ, Buist DS, Keenan NL. The use of alternative and complementary medicine by women enrolled in an HMO setting. Menopause, 1998, 5:244.
• Results Newton KM, Reed SD, Grothaus L, Ehrlich K, Guiltinan J, Ludman E, Lacroix AZ. The Herbal Alternatives for Menopause (HALT) Study: background and study design. Maturitas. 2005 Oct 16;52(2):134-46. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2005.01.007.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.