Hormone therapy for menopause may help women sleep better
NCT ID NCT07674316
First seen Jun 29, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study investigates whether menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) can improve sleep quality in women going through menopause. Researchers will compare sleep in women who receive MHT to those who do not, using questionnaires and sleep diaries. The goal is to see if MHT can help with common sleep problems during menopause.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- menopausal hormone therapy (MHT)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide evidence that MHT improves sleep quality and quality of life for women going through menopause.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, unblinded trial, so results may be influenced by participant expectations. MHT also carries known risks, such as blood clots and certain cancers.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 172 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
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.
Who is studied
Healthy peri- and postemenopausal women with an indication for HRT
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Informed Consent as documented by signature * Peri- and postmenopausal woman * Indication for MHT (e.g. climacteric syndrome, osteoporosis, etc.) * Age ≥ 18 years * German Speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Obesity BMI ≥ 30 kg/m² * Pregnancy or Lactation * Status post Hysterectomy * Systemic hormone therapy or hormonal contraception (estrogens, progestogens, androgens) during the study and within 12 weeks prior to study entry * Prescribed medication for therapy of sleep problems 12 weeks prior to study entry (excluding phytotherapeutic agents and over the counter medication) * Medication that could distort sleep (e.g. antidepressant, anticonvulsant and antipsychotic medications) * Substance abuse (e.g. daily alcohol consumption, drugs in general) * Contraindication for menopausal hormone therapy according to swissmedicinfo.ch * Neoplasia of the breast or other sexual organ * Benign or malignant liver tumors * Acute or chronic liver disease * Cholestatic jaundice * Porphyria * Arterial or venous thromboembolic events * Abnormal genital bleeding of unknown cause * Known or suspected non-compliance due to inability to follow the procedures of the study (e.g. illiteracy, language problems, psychological disorders, dementia, etc.)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Inselspital Bern, Frauenklinik
Bern, 3010, Switzerland
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