Menopausal Hormone Therapy And Left Ventricular Function

August 26, 2026 updated by: Joshua M. Bock, Mayo Clinic

Menopausal Hormone Therapy And Neural Control Of Left Ventricular Function

The purpose of this study is to compare left ventricular stroke volume and heart rate responses to bursts of SNA between PMF using, and not using, MHT.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

50

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Contact

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Minnesota
      • Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
        • Recruiting
        • Mayo Clinic in Rochester
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Joshua Bock, PhD

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

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Study participants will be recruited from various Mayo Clinic departments/clinics located at Rochester and surrounding communities.

Description

Inclusion Criteria

• >45-60< years of age

Exclusion Criteria

  • Male sex
  • Females between STRAW+10 stages -5 and 0
  • PMF in STRAW+10 stage +2
  • PMF using oral hormone therapy
  • Females who entered menopause due to a surgical procedure or in response to pharmacotherapy (e.g., gonadotrophin releasing hormone agonists or chemotherapy)
  • Heart disease such as hypertropic cardiomyopathy, congenital abnormalities, chronic heart failure, valve disease, and a history of myocardial infarction
  • Medications that impact the central nervous system including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, anxiolytics, sedatives, anticholinergic agents, dopamine, amphetamines, or wake-promoting agents (e.g., modafinil). Other medications will be evaluated on an individual basis by the PI.
  • Cardiovascular medications is also an exclusion criterion which includes those acting on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone axis, adrenergic receptor antagonists, diuretics, nitrates, and calcium channel antagonists. Other medications will be evaluated on an individual basis by the PI.
  • Pregnancy
  • COPD
  • Diabetes
  • CKD
  • Raynaud's phenomenon
  • Sleep disorders
  • Shift workers
  • BMI ≥40.0kg/m2
  • Use of nicotine-containing products within the two years preceding study visits
  • Active cancer treatment

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Post-menopausal females using menopausal hormone therapy
Post menopausal females taking a clinically prescribed menopausal hormone therapy (i.e. pill, patch, etc.)
Drug: Menopausal Hormone Therapy
Taken in accordance with standard clinical practice, administered for a minimum duration of eight weeks.
Post-menopausal females not using menopausal hormone therapy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Left ventricular stroke volume
Time Frame: Baseline
Left ventricular stroke volume is the amount of blood pumped from the left ventricle per heartbeat (mL)
Baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Ventriculo-Arterial (VA) coupling
Time Frame: Baseline
Ventriculo-Arterial (VA) coupling will be measured as the ratio of end-systolic elastance (Ees) to arterial elastance (Ea).
Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Joshua Bock, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

August 26, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 17, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 17, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

November 21, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 27, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 26, 2026

Last Verified

August 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 25-006388

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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