Abstract

The specific aim of this study is to determine in a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial the effect of hormonal replacement with conjugated estrogens and progestins on disease activity in postmenopausal women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Since the research hypothesis is that estrogen replacement therapy (HRT) does not increase the frequency of flares, the study has been designed to be able to detect minimal increases in the risk of flare in patients taking HRT. Over a 3-year period, postmenopausal women with SLE will be enrolled and randomized to receive continuous conjugated estrogens plus 5mg medroxy-progesterone acetate for 12 days per month or placebo for a followup of 12 months.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
General Clinical Research Centers Program (M01)
Project #
5M01RR000056-40
Application #
6459618
Study Section
Project Start
2000-12-01
Project End
2001-11-30
Budget Start
Budget End
Support Year
40
Fiscal Year
2001
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Pittsburgh
Department
Type
DUNS #
053785812
City
Pittsburgh
State
PA
Country
United States
Zip Code
15213

  Publications

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Coen, Paul M; Carnero, Elvis A; Goodpaster, Bret H (2018) Exercise and Bariatric Surgery: An Effective Therapeutic Strategy. Exerc Sport Sci Rev 46:262-270
Lu, Yingchang; Beeghly-Fadiel, Alicia; Wu, Lang et al. (2018) A Transcriptome-Wide Association Study Among 97,898 Women to Identify Candidate Susceptibility Genes for Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Risk. Cancer Res 78:5419-5430
Chin, Brian; Murphy, Michael L M; Cohen, Sheldon (2018) Age moderates the association between social integration and diurnal cortisol measures. Psychoneuroendocrinology 90:102-109
Hayden, Kathleen M; Baker, Laura D; Bray, George et al. (2018) Long-term impact of intensive lifestyle intervention on cognitive function assessed with the National Institutes of Health Toolbox: The Look AHEAD study. Alzheimers Dement (Amst) 10:41-48
Liu, Gang; Mukherjee, Bhramar; Lee, Seunggeun et al. (2018) Robust Tests for Additive Gene-Environment Interaction in Case-Control Studies Using Gene-Environment Independence. Am J Epidemiol 187:366-377
Bogen, Debra L; Hanusa, Barbara H; Baker, Robyn et al. (2018) Randomized Clinical Trial of Standard- Versus High-Calorie Formula for Methadone-Exposed Infants: A Feasibility Study. Hosp Pediatr 8:7-14
Geskin, Larisa J; Akilov, Oleg E; Kwon, Soonyou et al. (2018) Therapeutic reduction of cell-mediated immunosuppression in mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome. Cancer Immunol Immunother 67:423-434
Ong, Jue-Sheng; Hwang, Liang-Dar; Cuellar-Partida, Gabriel et al. (2018) Assessment of moderate coffee consumption and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer: a Mendelian randomization study. Int J Epidemiol 47:450-459

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