Could hormone therapy cool hot flashes for women with HIV?
NCT ID NCT06856174
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether hormone therapy (estrogen with or without progesterone) can safely reduce hot flashes and night sweats in women living with HIV. Researchers will also check if it improves sleep, mood, thinking, bone health, and quality of life. About 105 women aged 40 to 60 who are perimenopausal or early postmenopausal and on HIV treatment will take part.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 105 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
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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40 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.
* Living with HIV * Assigned female sex at birth * Between the ages of 40 and 60 years * In the late menopausal transition (perimenopause) or early postmenopause * Experiencing hot flashes and/or night sweats * Willing and able to complete a daily diary * Does not have medical condition that would contraindicate hormone therapy * Not taking medications to treat hot flashes * Not taking medications that cannot be combined with hormone therapy * Receiving antiretrovirals (HIV medication) for more than 1 year * Not pregnant and willing and able to use at least non-hormonal birth control to prevent pregnancy * Willing and able to provide informed consent after discussion with the research staff
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
23 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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101 Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) CRS
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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201 Johns Hopkins University CRS
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States
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2101 Washington University Therapeutics (WT) CRS
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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2401 Cincinnati CRS
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45267-0405, United States
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31788 Alabama CRS
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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3201 Chapel Hill CRS
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27516, United States
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3203 Greensboro CRS
RECRUITINGGreensboro, North Carolina, 27401, United States
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6201 Penn Therapeutics CRS
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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801 University of California, San Francisco HIV/AIDS CRS
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94110, United States
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Brigham and Women's Hosp. ACTG CRS (107)
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Case CRS (2501)
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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Columbia Physicians and Surgeons (P&S) CRS (30329)
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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Harbor - UCLA Med. Ctr. CRS
RECRUITINGTorrance, California, 90502, United States
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Houston AIDS Research Team CRS (31473)
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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New Jersey Medical School Clinical Research Center CRS (31786)
RECRUITINGNewark, New Jersey, 07103, United States
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Northwestern University CRS (2701)
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Ohio State University CRS (2301)
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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The Ponce de Leon Center CRS (5802)
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30308, United States
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UCSD Antiviral Research Center CRS (701)
RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92103, United States
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Univ of Pittsburgh
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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University of California, Los Angeles CARE Center CRS (601)
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90035, United States
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University of Colorado Hospital CRS (6101)
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Weill Cornell Chelsea CRS (7804)
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10010, United States
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