Vaginal estrogen safety under scrutiny: new study targets blood clot risk
NCT ID NCT07160504
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether vaginal estrogen tablets, used to treat vaginal atrophy, change blood clotting factors in postmenopausal women. Researchers will take blood samples before and after 3 months of treatment. The goal is to see if this common treatment might raise or lower the risk of blood clots, especially in women who have had a clot before.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- vaginal estradiol tablets
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could clarify whether local vaginal estrogen is safe for women with a history of blood clots.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study focused on lab markers, not clinical outcomes. Results may not change current practice.
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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 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
- Ages
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50 years and older
- 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: * Postmenopausal women aged ≥ 50 * Symptomatic vaginal atrophy * Indication for standard treatment with vaginal estrogen tablets 10 µg at least three times a week * Study population 1: without a history of venous thromboembolic event * Study population 2: with a history of venous thromboembolic event Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to give written informed consent * Does not speak Danish * Current cancer treatment * Current treatment with blood thinning medication (except plateletinhibitor) * Current treatment with local or systematic estrogen * Systemic inflammatory disease, liver disease or kidney disease
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
RECRUITINGAarhus N, 8200, Denmark