Official Title: Estrogen Use in Protection From Cognitive Decline
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2014-11
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: This study is designed to assess the effects of estrogen therapy among postmenopausal women at risk for cognitive decline
Detailed Description: A total of 71 postmenopausal women ages 50-65 on estrogen therapy will be randomized to continue or discontinue use of estrogen and will be followed for two years
Participants will undergo PET and MRI scans and neuropsychological assessments initially and at the end of the two-year follow-up period These procedures will allow us to evaluate brain metabolism and cognitive performance at baseline and two years following continuation or discontinuation of estrogen therapy
We hypothesize that women who discontinue estrogen will show more evidence of decline than those who continue estrogen This project will expand current knowledge of effects of estrogen by 1 determining whether estrogen use among postmenopausal women at risk for cognitive decline is protective of brain metabolism 2 identifying early predictors for cognitive decline and 3 developing guidelines for estrogen use in postmenopausal women