Effect of Soya Bean on the Female Reproductive Hormones and Menopausal Symptoms
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Soy Bean.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Menopausal Syndrome. Basic parameters: No limits · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
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- Next step
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Overview
Menopause is one of the most emotionally, physically and Psychological miserable times in a woman's life.It occurs following cessation of menses resulting in the decline of endogenous estrogen. Phytoestrogens are natural plant derived compounds found in a wide variety of foods and soy bean is considered to be the richest source of plant estrogens. Current advances in management of menopause have relied on the use of hormone replacement therapy; however they are associated with adverse side effects if used over a long period of time. Currently, there is varying opinion regarding the physiological impact of soy bean consumption and results of studies are sparse and inconclusive. Hence, the need to determine the effect of soya bean consumption on the female reproductive hormones and relief of menopausal symptoms
Detailed description
Menopause is one of the most emotionally, physically and Psychological miserable times in a woman's life.It occurs following cessation of menses resulting in the decline of endogenous estrogen. Phytoestrogens are natural plant derived compounds found in a wide variety of foods and soy bean is considered to be the richest source of plant estrogens. Current advances in management of menopause have relied on the use of hormone replacement therapy; however they are associated with adverse side effects if used over a long period of time. Currently, there is varying opinion regarding the physiological impact of soy bean consumption and results of studies are sparse and inconclusive. Hence, the need to determine the effect of soya bean consumption on the female reproductive hormones and relief of menopausal symptoms.
Sixty nine postmenopausal women will be randomized into three groups of 23 each. Group 1received 50g daily of the soya bean powder as tea for 28days, Group 2 received 100g daily of the soya bean powder as tea for 28days and Group 3 was on their normal diet and acts as control for 28days. Questionnaire and blood samples will be collected before and after the 28days for analysis. Blood will be assayed for the female reproductive hormone(Estrogen, Progesterone, Antimullerin hormone, FSH and LH), while standardized questionnaire will be used to get information on about objective of the study.
The generated data will be analyzed with International Business Machine Statistical Package for Social Science (IBM-SPSS) software version 22(Chicago II, USA) 2015. Students' t-test (t-test) will be used for comparison between groups for continuous variables while chi-square (χ2) test will be used for categorical variables. Values were expressed as mean ± SD. Statistical significance will be considered at P\<0.05.
Interventions
- Dietary supplement Soy Bean
Soya bean is a phytoestrogen
Primary outcome measures
- Changes in the Reproductive hormones [Time frame: 28days]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Changes in menopausal symtoms [Time frame: 28days]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Women who gave consent
- Absence of Menses for more than 1year that is not due to medical treatment
- More than 40years of age
Exclusion criteria
- Women on hormone replacement therapy
- Women on any hormonal medication
- Allergy to soya products.
- 40year old or lesser
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Non-randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07739615 · EBSHREC 04/040