Hormone implants could ease menopause symptoms for years
NCT ID NCT06343870
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests small hormone implants placed under the skin to relieve menopause symptoms like hot flashes, low mood, and sexual problems. It includes 140 women with natural menopause, early ovarian failure, or menopause from cervical cancer treatment. Researchers will check hormone levels, quality of life, and safety over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- estradiol and testosterone subdermal implants
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a convenient, long-lasting treatment option for menopause symptoms like hot flashes and low sexual desire.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 3 trial, but it is still relatively small (140 participants) and results may not apply to all women. Hormone therapy carries risks like blood clots, which the study will monitor.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 140 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * menopause time of 2 to 6 years; * Body Mass Index between 25 and 30 kg/m2; * women hysterectomized and ovariectomized due to cervical cancer; * women with premature ovarian failure and under 40 years of age; * active sex life; * absence of severe depression and anxiety, confirmed by evaluation using the Beck (specific for depression) and Beck (specific for anxiety) questionnaires. Exclusion Criteria: * disabling illnesses; * use of medications that inhibit sexual desire; * inability to answer the questionnaires; * altered routine exams and comorbidities: * Severe hypertension with Blood Pressure measurement \> 160 x 90 mmHg in two measurements * clinical or subclinical thyroid dysfunction with Thyroid-stimulating hormone \> 4 mIU/L * dyslipidemia - fasting triglyceride level \> 400 mg/dL * presence of occult blood in feces * hyperprolactinemia (\>29ng/mL) * fasting blood glucose \> 100 mg/dL * presence of osteopenia or osteoporosis * BIRADS classification greater than or equal to 3 on mammography * presence of endometrial echo \> 4mm on transvaginal ultrasound * presence of changes in oncotic colpocytology * diagnosis after psychological screening of moderate to severe anxiety/depression.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, São Paulo, 05401-000, Brazil
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