Women's International Study of long Duration Oestrogen after Menopause

ISRCTN ISRCTN63718836
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN63718836
Secondary identifying numbers E185/126
Submission date
25/10/2000
Registration date
25/10/2000
Last edited
07/11/2022
Recruitment status
Stopped
Overall study status
Stopped
Condition category
Urological and Genital Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Madge Vickers
Scientific

MRC Epidemiology and Medical Care Unit
Northwick Park Hospital
Watford Road
Harrow Middlesex
HA1 3UJ
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 8864 3232
Email madge.vickers@ntlworld.com

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeNot Specified
Scientific titleWomen's International Study of long Duration Oestrogen after Menopause
Study acronymWISDOM
Study objectivesTo establish the balance between benefits and risks of long-term hormone replacement therapy, HRT, in post-menopausal women.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedObstetrics and gynaecology
InterventionLong-term hormone replacement therapy vs placebo. Stopped in 2002 after similar study showed risks to patients (reported by the BBC)
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureFatal and non-fatal ischaemic heart disease and unstable angina, major osteoporotic fractures, breast cancer.
Secondary outcome measuresCancers, stroke, deep vein thrombosis deaths, quality of life, cost effectiveness plus other conditions possibly affected by HRT.
Overall study start date01/10/1999
Completion date30/09/2016
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)Objectives no longer viable

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupSenior
SexFemale
Target number of participants34,000 - 22,000 from the UK. Recruitment suspended 17/10/02.
Key inclusion criteriaPostmenopausal women aged 50-69 years
Key exclusion criteria1. Premenopausal
2. History of endometriosis or endometrial hyperplasia in women with a uterus
3. Breast cancer
4. BrCa 1 and 2 carriers
5. Melanoma ever
6. Invasive cancer within 10 years (except basal and squamous cell carcinoma)
7. Meningioma
8. Currently active liver disease
9. Severe renal impairment
10. Gall bladder disease unless cholescystectomy
11. DVT, PE, RVO
12. Otosclerosis
13. Porphyria, history of hepatitis B or HIV
14. Fasting triglyceride greater than 5.5 millimoles per litre; current treatment with selective oestrogen receptor modulators (e.g. tamoxifen)
Date of first enrolment01/10/1999
Date of final enrolment30/09/2016

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Australia
  • England
  • New Zealand
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

MRC Epidemiology and Medical Care Unit
Harrow Middlesex
HA1 3UJ
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Research council

20 Park Crescent
London
W1B 1AL
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 7636 5422
Email clinical.trial@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
Website http://www.mrc.ac.uk

Funders

Funder type

Research council

Medical Research Council (UK) (ref: E185/126)
Government organisation / National government
Alternative name(s)
Medical Research Council (United Kingdom), UK Medical Research Council, MRC
Location
United Kingdom
British Heart Foundation (UK) (ref: RG/94006)
Private sector organisation / Trusts, charities, foundations (both public and private)
Alternative name(s)
the_bhf, The British Heart Foundation, BHF
Location
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing planNot provided at time of registration

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article 01/03/2004 Yes No
Results article 26/02/2007 Yes No
Other publications Main morbidities recorded 04/08/2007 Yes No
Other publications Health related quality of life results 21/08/2008 Yes No

Editorial Notes

07/11/2022: Internal review.