The Influence of Hormone Replacement Therapy and Supervised Exercise Training on Body Composition, Cardiovascular Risk and Insulin Sensitivity in Postmenopausal Women

ConditionsPostmenopause Menopausal Complaints

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexFemale

Age45-65

SponsorUniversity Hospital, Ghent

About this trial

This trial investigates whether supervised training in combination with hormonal substitution therapy has an impact on body composition, cardiovascular risk, risk for dementia, osteoporosis and insulin sensitivity in postmenopausal women.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Postmenopausal women (diagnosed by physician) with complaints due to menopause

Indication for hormonal substitution therapy (except for the control group)

Good general health

BMI: 20-30 kg/m2

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Exercise program
Hormonal substitution therapy per SOC

Treatment groups

390 Participants

are divided into 6 treatment groups

Treatment groups

See each treatment group below.

Sponsors and collaborators

University Hospital, Ghent

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov