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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01015677
Date of registration: 17/11/2009
Primary sponsor: Merck
Public title: A Study of MK6913 for the Treatment of Hot Flashes in Postmenopausal Women (6913-004)
Scientific title: A Phase IIa, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo- and Active-Controlled Study to Examine MK6913 for the Treatment of Vasomotor Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women
Date of first enrolment: December 2009
Target sample size: 300
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01015677
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Australia Belgium Canada France New Zealand United States
Contacts
Name:   Medical Monitor
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Affiliation:  Merck
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patient is a woman with at least 50 moderate to very severe hot flash episodes per
week

- Patient is postmenopausal

- Patient is between 45 and 60 years of age if naturally menopausal, or between 35 and
60 if she underwent a bilateral oophorectomy

- Patient is not receiving hormone therapy

- Patient has had both a normal mammogram and a normal Pap test in the past 6 months

- Patient is generally healthy

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patient has a history of cancer, except for certain skin cancers

- Patient has undiagnosed vaginal bleeding or any uterine endometrial disorder

- Patient currently uses tobacco products, or has used them in the last 6 months

- Patient has HIV



Age minimum: 35 Years
Age maximum: 60 Years
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Moderate to Severe Vasomotor Symptoms
Intervention(s)
Drug: Comparator: 17beta-estradiol
Drug: Comparator: MK6913
Drug: Comparator: placebo
Drug: MK6913
Primary Outcome(s)
Change from baseline in the number of moderate to very severe hot flashes [Time Frame: Week 4]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change from baseline in FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone) level [Time Frame: Week 4]
Change from baseline in hot flash severity score [Time Frame: Baseline and 4 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
2009_691
MK6913-004
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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