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An Observational Study to Learn How Mirena and Other Progestogen Treatments Are Used for Endometrial Protection in Women 40+ With a Uterus in the United States Receiving Estrogen Therapy, and Their Respective Health Outcomes (SHIELD-ET)

26 de agosto de 2026 actualizado por: Bayer

Study of Real-world Use of Hormonal Levonorgestrel Intra-uterine System for Endometrial Defense With Estrogen Therapy

This is an observational study in which researchers will use claims data already collected from women in the United States who received their usual care. The study will look at women aged 40 years and older who have a uterus and started estrogen therapy.

Estrogen therapy is often used to treat menopause symptoms, such as hot flashes and night sweats, or to help prevent bone loss. Women who take estrogen and still have a uterus usually also need a progestogen to help protect the lining of the uterus. Without this protection, the lining may become too thick. This can lead to endometrial hyperplasia and may increase the risk of endometrial cancer.

This study will look at how Mirena and other progestogen treatments are used in routine medical care to protect the lining of the uterus during estrogen therapy. Mirena is a small device placed in the uterus that releases the hormone levonorgestrel (a synthetic progestogen, similar to progesterone). In the United States, Mirena is approved for birth control and for treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding. Clinicians may also use it for endometrial protection during estrogen therapy. Bayer's Mirena levonorgestrel-containing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) 52 mg is approved for endometrial protection during hormone therapy in over 100 countries outside of the US.

The main purpose of this study is gain insight into how different progestogen treatments are used in the context of estrogen therapy in women with a uterus, and the health outcomes linked with them. Researchers will describe how often women use estrogen alone, estrogen with Mirena, or estrogen with other progestogen treatments in the past 10 years. Researchers will also look at how often endometrial hyperplasia, endometrial cancer, abnormal or heavy bleeding, and hysterectomy occur in these groups over time.

The data will come from two U.S. health insurance claims databases: Optum Clinformatics Data Mart and MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters Database. The study period covers 2014 through 2025, depending on the database. Optum: January 2015-December 2025 and MarketScan: October 2014-September 2025, with patient identification periods of Optum: January 2016-December 2024 and MarketScan: October 2015-September 2024. Researchers will follow each participant's available data for at least 12 months before and at least 12 months after starting estrogen therapy, with follow-up of up to 10 years.

No study treatment will be given as part of this study. Researchers will only review anonymous health insurance claims data that were already collected during routine care.

Descripción general del estudio

Estado

Aún no reclutando

Condiciones

Intervención / Tratamiento

Tipo de estudio

De observación

Inscripción (Estimado)

456000

Contactos y Ubicaciones

Esta sección proporciona los datos de contacto de quienes realizan el estudio e información sobre dónde se lleva a cabo este estudio.

Estudio Contacto

Ubicaciones de estudio

  • Estados Unidos
    • Michigan
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, Estados Unidos, 48108
        • Mirative MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters Database
    • Minnesota
      • Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Estados Unidos, 55344
        • Optum Clinformatics™ Data Mart (CDM)

Criterios de participación

Los investigadores buscan personas que se ajusten a una determinada descripción, denominada criterio de elegibilidad. Algunos ejemplos de estos criterios son el estado de salud general de una persona o tratamientos previos.

Criterio de elegibilidad

Edades elegibles para estudiar

  • Adulto
  • Adulto Mayor

Acepta Voluntarios Saludables

No

Método de muestreo

Muestra no probabilística

Población de estudio

The study population for the SHIELD-ET study are patients 40+ years of age with a uterus receiving estrogen therapy. Special populations or subpopulations among menopausal women (e.g. chemotherapy- or drug-induced menopause), as well as women without a uterus will be excluded.

Descripción

Inclusion Criteria:

  • At least one claim of estrogen therapy (ET) during the patient identification period (Index date: the first claim for ET)
  • Age ≥ 40 years at the index date
  • Patients with minimum continuous enrollment 12 months prior and 12 months at minimum after index date

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women without a uterus (claims of hysterectomy) in the 12-month baseline period
  • Use of any hormonal contraception in the 12-month baseline period
  • Claims indicative of atypical endometrial hyperplasia or endometrial cancer or heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB)/abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB)/postmenopausal bleeding (PMB), or any treatment for late state or metastatic endometrial cancer, in the baseline period.
  • Claims in the baseline period for any of the treatments of interest
  • Claims of chemotherapy/endocrine therapy in the baseline period

Plan de estudios

Esta sección proporciona detalles del plan de estudio, incluido cómo está diseñado el estudio y qué mide el estudio.

¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?

Detalles de diseño

Cohortes e Intervenciones

Grupo / Cohorte
Intervención / Tratamiento
Estrogen therapy (ET) unopposed
Women receiving estrogen therapy (ET) alone without evidence of concomitant progestogen use during the exposure assessment period.
Droga: Estrogen therapy
Estrogen therapy prescribed during routine clinical practice and identified through prescription claims data. Exposure to estrogen therapy is determined using study-specific claims-based definitions.
ET + Mirena LNG-IUS
Women receiving estrogen therapy (ET) with recurring prescription fills and evidence of Mirena levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) use, identified through a Mirena insertion procedure code and/or device code during the exposure assessment period.
Dispositivo: Mirena levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system
A levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system used for endometrial protection in women receiving estrogen therapy. Exposure is identified through Mirena insertion procedure codes and/or device codes in claims data. Contraception use of this product is not exposure of interest and baseline hormonal contraception is an exclusion criterion.
Otros nombres:
  • Mirena LNG-IUS
ET + other progestogen
Women receiving estrogen therapy (ET) with recurring prescription fills and evidence of concomitant progestogen use other than Mirena LNG-IUS during the exposure assessment period. Other progestogen therapies include progesterone, synthetic progestins, Liletta LNG-IUS 52 mg, and combination estrogen-progestogen products.
Droga: Other progestogen therapy
rogestogen therapy used for endometrial protection in women receiving estrogen therapy, including progesterone, synthetic progestins, Liletta LNG-IUS 52 mg, and combination estrogen-progestogen products. Exposure is identified through claims data. Contraceptive use of these products is not exposure of interest, and baseline hormonal contraception is an exclusion criterion.

¿Qué mide el estudio?

Medidas de resultado primarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Proportion of patients receiving estrogen therapy
Periodo de tiempo: Retrospective analysis from January 2025 to December 2025
Proportion of eligible female patients aged 40 years and older with a uterus who received at least one claim for estrogen therapy during the study period. The numerator is the number of patients with at least one estrogen therapy claim during the study period, and the denominator is the number of eligible female patients contributing at least one observable person-day during the study period.
Retrospective analysis from January 2025 to December 2025
Number of patients by treatment subgroup within 30 and 90 days of estrogen therapy initiation
Periodo de tiempo: Within 30 days and 90 days after estrogen therapy initiation during the study period (January 2025 to December 2025)
Number of patients in each treatment subgroup (ET unopposed, ET + Mirena LNG-IUS, and ET + other progestogen) within 30 and 90 days after initiation of estrogen therapy.
Within 30 days and 90 days after estrogen therapy initiation during the study period (January 2025 to December 2025)
Proportion of patients by treatment subgroup within 30 and 90 days of estrogen therapy initiation
Periodo de tiempo: Within 30 days and 90 days after estrogen therapy initiation during the study period (January 2025 to December 2025)
Proportion of patients in each treatment subgroup (ET unopposed, ET + Mirena LNG-IUS, and ET + other progestogen) within 30 and 90 days after initiation of estrogen therapy.
Within 30 days and 90 days after estrogen therapy initiation during the study period (January 2025 to December 2025)
Average length of estrogen therapy use
Periodo de tiempo: Retrospective analysis from January 2025 to December 2025
The average length of estrogen therapy (ET) use will be expressed as the mean duration (in days) among all eligible patients. The length of ET use will be measured as the time from the first ET prescription date to the last ET prescription date, with a maximum allowable gap of 30 days between consecutive prescriptions to be considered continuous therapy.
Retrospective analysis from January 2025 to December 2025

Medidas de resultado secundarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Overall (10-year) incidence of atypical, non-atypical and unspecified endometrial hyperplasia, endometrial cancer, abnormal/unscheduled/heavy menstrual bleeding and hysterectomy
Periodo de tiempo: Retrospective analysis from January 2016 to December 2025
Overall incidence of atypical, non-atypical, and unspecified endometrial hyperplasia, endometrial cancer, abnormal/unscheduled/heavy menstrual bleeding, and hysterectomy among patients in each treatment subgroup (ET unopposed, ET + Mirena LNG-IUS, and ET + other progestogen). Overall incidence will be evaluated over the 10-year study period. For each outcome, incident cases are defined as patients with at least one new claim for the condition of interest during follow-up. Only the first occurrence of each outcome after the index date will be counted as an incident event. Outcomes are assessed after completion of the 30- and 90-day exposure assessment periods, and only first incident events during follow-up are counted.
Retrospective analysis from January 2016 to December 2025
Annual incidence of atypical, non-atypical and unspecified endometrial hyperplasia, endometrial cancer, abnormal/unscheduled/heavy menstrual bleeding and hysterectomy
Periodo de tiempo: Annually from January 2016 through December 2025
Annual incidence of atypical, non-atypical, and unspecified endometrial hyperplasia, endometrial cancer, abnormal/unscheduled/heavy menstrual bleeding, and hysterectomy among patients in each treatment subgroup (ET unopposed, ET + Mirena LNG-IUS, and ET + other progestogen). For each outcome, incident cases are defined as patients with at least one new claim for the condition of interest during follow-up. Patients will be counted only in the calendar year of their first occurrence for each outcome.
Annually from January 2016 through December 2025
Participant demographic characteristics: age
Periodo de tiempo: At baseline (within 12 months before the first estrogen therapy prescription claim [index date])
At baseline (within 12 months before the first estrogen therapy prescription claim [index date])
Participant demographic characteristics: race
Periodo de tiempo: At baseline (within 12 months before the first estrogen therapy prescription claim [index date])
At baseline (within 12 months before the first estrogen therapy prescription claim [index date])
Participant demographic characteristics: ethnicity
Periodo de tiempo: At baseline (within 12 months before the first estrogen therapy prescription claim [index date])
At baseline (within 12 months before the first estrogen therapy prescription claim [index date])
Participant demographic characteristics: region
Periodo de tiempo: At baseline (within 12 months before the first estrogen therapy prescription claim [index date])
At baseline (within 12 months before the first estrogen therapy prescription claim [index date])
Participant demographic characteristics: health plan type
Periodo de tiempo: At baseline (within 12 months before the first estrogen therapy prescription claim [index date])
At baseline (within 12 months before the first estrogen therapy prescription claim [index date])
Gynecologic history: endometrial polyps, fibroids, adenomyosis, endometriosis
Periodo de tiempo: At baseline (within 12 months before the first estrogen therapy prescription claim [index date])
At baseline (within 12 months before the first estrogen therapy prescription claim [index date])
Clinical characteristics: relevant comorbidities
Periodo de tiempo: At baseline (within 12 months before the first estrogen therapy prescription claim [index date])
At baseline (within 12 months before the first estrogen therapy prescription claim [index date])
Clinical characteristics: Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)
Periodo de tiempo: At baseline (within 12 months before the first estrogen therapy prescription claim [index date])
The CCI is a method of estimating the one-year mortality for a patient with certain comorbid conditions. Each comorbid condition is given a score of 1, 2, 3 or 6 based on the degree of mortality attributed to the condition. The scores are summed to yield a total index score which can be used to predict long-term survival. Higher scores indicate a greater comorbidity burden and a higher predicted risk of mortality.
At baseline (within 12 months before the first estrogen therapy prescription claim [index date])
Proportion of patients with a diagnosis of menopause
Periodo de tiempo: At baseline (within 12 months before the first estrogen therapy prescription claim [index date])
At baseline (within 12 months before the first estrogen therapy prescription claim [index date])

Colaboradores e Investigadores

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Patrocinador

Bayer

Fechas de registro del estudio

Estas fechas rastrean el progreso del registro del estudio y los envíos de resultados resumidos a ClinicalTrials.gov. Los registros del estudio y los resultados informados son revisados ​​por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) para asegurarse de que cumplan con los estándares de control de calidad específicos antes de publicarlos en el sitio web público.

Fechas importantes del estudio

Inicio del estudio (Estimado)

31 de agosto de 2026

Finalización primaria (Estimado)

30 de octubre de 2026

Finalización del estudio (Estimado)

31 de diciembre de 2026

Fechas de registro del estudio

Enviado por primera vez

26 de agosto de 2026

Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

26 de agosto de 2026

Publicado por primera vez (Actual)

31 de agosto de 2026

Actualizaciones de registros de estudio

Última actualización publicada (Actual)

31 de agosto de 2026

Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

26 de agosto de 2026

Última verificación

1 de agosto de 2026

Más información

Términos relacionados con este estudio

Términos MeSH relevantes adicionales

Otros números de identificación del estudio

  • 23357

Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)

¿Planea compartir datos de participantes individuales (IPD)?

NO

Descripción del plan IPD

Availability of this study's data will later be determined according to Bayer's commitment to the EFPIA/PhRMA "Principles for responsible clinical trial data sharing". This pertains to scope, timepoint and process of data access. As such, Bayer commits to sharing upon request from qualified researchers patient-level clinical trial data, study-level clinical trial data, and protocols from clinical trials in patients for medicines and indications approved in the US and EU as necessary for conducting legitimate research. This applies to data on new medicines and indications that have been approved by the EU and US regulatory agencies on or after January 01, 2014. Interested researchers can use www.vivli.org to request access to anonymized patient-level data and supporting documents from clinical studies to conduct research. Information on the Bayer criteria for listing studies and other relevant information is provided in the member section of the portal.

Información sobre medicamentos y dispositivos, documentos del estudio

Estudia un producto farmacéutico regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

Estudia un producto de dispositivo regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

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