Focusing on the Menopausal Transition to Improve Mid-Life Women's Health (NCT06975111)
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
What if midlife women, who are inherently at an increased risk for future cardiometabolic disease due to transitioning into menopause, had access to a suite of evidence-based health interventions? Could these interventions reduce menopause-related inflammation, restore a healthier cardiometabolic profile, reverse epigenetic aging, and reduce bothersome menopausal symptoms? The ultimate goal of this work is to attenuate future disease and enhance women's quality of life, extend healthspan and increase productivity.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (5 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (8 items).
Location: University of Colorado-School of Medicine — Aurora, Colorado
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Lack of broadband access (activity and survey data will be collected electronically whenever possible and some visits will be via telehealth)
- Lack of regular menstrual periods in mid-reproductive life (ages 25-38) when not on hormones or not pregnant.
- Pregnancy or actively trying to get pregnant
- Inability to adhere to study protocol schedule
- Untreated alcoholism
- Un- Diagnosed abnormal uterine bleeding
- Personal or family history of medullary thyroid cancer or multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN 2) for participants with a BMI\> 30 kg/m2.
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (3 Sites)
- University of Colorado-School of Medicine — Aurora, Colorado
- University of North Carolina, School of Medicine — Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Virginia Commonwealth University — Richmond, Virginia
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.