The Effects of Red Wine and White Wine on Blood Estrogen and Progesterone Levels

April 22, 2019 updated by: Noel Bairey Merz, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Healthy pre-menopausal women will be recruited in order to test the effects of red wine and white wine on blood estrogen and progesterone levels. The women will be randomized and rotated through two different treatments (red wine, white wine). Estrone and estradiol are hormones in the category of estrogens. It is known that the bodies of both men and women may convert (or aromatize) a certain amount of naturally occurring testosterone into estrogen. Aromatase inhibitors have been used to prevent this conversion, or aromatization, of testosterone into estrogen, in the treatment of estrogen-dependent breast cancer in women. This inhibition leads to a marked decrease in estrogen (estradiol and estrone) levels. Naturally occurring aromatase inhibitors include grapes, grape juice, and red, but not white wine. The aromatase inhibitory effects are attributed to wine phytochemicals and not to alcohol. Based upon this information, the investigators will monitor the estrogen levels at various phases in the menstrual cycles of women since hormone levels naturally vary throughout the menstrual cycle. Several epidemiologic studies have found that there is a correlation with moderate to high levels of alcohol consumption and breast cancer. Therefore, study participants will be asked to drink only a eight ounces of wine which should have minimal or no risk for the development of breast cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

44

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048
        • Cedars-Sinai Women's Heart Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

19 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. female
  2. pre-menopausal with regular ovulatory cycles for 12 months prior to the study
  3. willingness and ability to participate in study requiring alcohol consumption
  4. in general good health
  5. BMI of 18.5-35
  6. on regular, unrestricted diet
  7. not currently, or within the past 3 months, using oral contraceptives or other hormone replacement therapy

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. male
  2. irregular menstrual cycles or vasomotor symptoms within the last 12 months
  3. pregnant (or breast feeding)
  4. any hormone therapy including phytoestrogens, oral contraceptives, SERMs (selective estrogen receptor modulators), or androgens (or precursors) for three months prior to the study
  5. history of alcohol abuse
  6. history of any estrogen-dependent neoplasia
  7. high intake of dietary soy products
  8. Minors < age 21 years

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Red Wine
Other: Red Wine
8 ounces of assigned beverage (red wine) each evening and abstinence from any other alcoholic beverages, grape juice, grapes, or raisins.
Active Comparator: White Wine
Other: White Wine
8 ounces of assigned beverage (white wine) each evening and abstinence from any other alcoholic beverages, grape juice, grapes, or raisins.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
blood estrogen and progesterone levels
Time Frame: 15 minutes
15 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Glenn D Braunstein, MD, Cedars Sinai Medical Cneter

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 11, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 12, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

December 13, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 23, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 22, 2019

Last Verified

April 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IRB 6110

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

Yes

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