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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 13 January 2015
Main ID:  ISRCTN42940165
Date of registration: 30/01/2004
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Medical Research Council (UK)
Public title: Red clover-derived isoflavones and mammographic breast density: a double blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial
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Date of first enrolment: 01/05/1997
Target sample size: 205
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN42940165
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Randomised controlled trial (Treatment)  
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Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
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Affiliation: 
Name: Sheila A.    Bingham
Address:  MRC Dunn Human Nutrition Unit CB2 2XY Cambridge United Kingdom
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Women aged 49 - 65 years
2. Wolfe's P2 or DY (dense parenchyma) mammographic breast patterns

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration.

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Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Breast cancer
Cancer
Breast cancer
Intervention(s)
Red clover-derived isoflavone tablet (26 mg biochanin A, 16 mg formononetin, 1 mg genistein and 0.5 mg daidzein) or placebo.
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in:
1. Mammographic breast density
2. Serum oestradiol, FSH and LH
3. Menopausal symptoms
4. Lymphocyte tyrosine kinase activity

Measured from baseline to 12 months.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary ID(s)
N/A
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Novogen Ltd (Australia), Medical Research Council (UK)
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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