Early Phase 1
N=10
Celecoxib Inhibition of Aromatase Expression and Inflammation in Adipose Tissue of Obese Postmenopausal Women
Obesity
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01901679 ↗Enrolled (actual)
10
Serious AEs
10.0%
Results posted
Feb 2021
Primary outcome: Primary: To Determine Whether Oral Administration of Celebrex to Obese Women Will Reduce the PGE-M in Urine
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Early Phase 1
- Interventions
- Celebrex (Drug)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 40+ yrs
- Sex
- Female
- Sponsor
- Rockefeller University
- Primary completion
- Aug 2014
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY To Determine Whether Oral Administration of Celebrex to Obese Women Will Reduce the PGE-M in Urine |
— | — |
Summary
The study plans to find out whether Celebrex may be potentially useful to decrease inflammation in fat tissues and thereby lower the production of substances such as estrogens that may increase the risk of developing breast cancer and lead to a poor outcome of the disease.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Postmenopausal woman defined as: 24 consecutive months without a menstrual period and currently not taking any medication known to induce amenorrhea.
- Serum estradiol 150/90 (on 2 occasions after resting)
- Fasting blood glucose > 165 mg/dL
- HIV positive
- Screening creatinine > 2X upper limit of normal
- Screening LFT results > 2x upper limit of normal
- Smokers (or stopped 15
- Evidence of active coronary disease by history and/or EKG
- Subjects who consume 25 grams of soy protein/day or more than 45 mg of isoflavones/day, for subjects who consume this amount of soy, they may stop for 14 days prior to admission
- Currently taking NSAIDS, aspirin, (if > once a week, stopped 3 servings of fish or seafood/week
- Currently taking fish oil, omega-3 supplements or other herbal supplements that exceed GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) levels, (if currently taking fish oil/omega-3 supplements, there must be a 30 day washout period)
- Current use of anti-coagulants
- Currently taking any weight control medication
- Currently taking thioridazine
- Currently taking lithium
- Currently taking any estrogen/progesterone hormones including vaginal cream, e-string, or vaginal tablets
- Currently taking any medication that can alter fat stores as determined by the principal investigator
- History of Inflammatory Bowel Disease or other chronic inflammatory disorders
- History of any malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancer in the past 5 years
- History of any bleeding disorder
- History of cardiovascular disease
- Diagnosis of asthma
- Any medical, psychological or social condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would jeopardize the health or well-being of the participant during any study procedures or the integrity of the data.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01901679). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.