Effect of DHEA on Skin Aging in Postmenopausal Women

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2008-11-13
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine the response of skin parameters related to skin aging to the local action of DHEA in postmenopausal women.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, CHU de Québec; CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval
• Treatments: Dehydroepiandrosterone

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy postmenopausal women who have taken hormonal replacement therapy for at least two years but not during the last 6 months prior to the study.

• Aged between 60 and 65.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Significant dermatologic, metabolic and endocrine disease.

• Diagnosis of cancer or history of hormone-dependant cancer.

• Over exposure to sun or tanning session during the previous two months.

• Narcotic addiction, alcoholism or smoking.