Research Studies

Menopause Research Studies

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• Menopause Working Memory Study
• Menopause & Memory Study
• Menopause & Memory Study with Brain Imaging Component

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Menopause Working Memory Study

This study focuses on the role that estrogen may play in memory in healthy menopausal women and is funded by the the National Institute of Mental Health and the Office of Research on Women's Health. The purpose of this study is to look at how estrogen affects memory, emotions, and brain activity in menopausal women. The length of time you'll be on estrogen or placebo (sugar pill) is approximately 3 months. This is also a brain imaging study in which you will participate in 4 fMRI scans; 2 before beginning estrogen or placebo treatment and 2 after starting estrogen or placebo treatment.

PCWBW is looking for menopausal women who meet the following criteria:

• Are between the ages of 48-60 and in good health
• Have irregular periods or have stopped having a period
• Are within 10 years and 11 months of last menstrual period
• Are a non-smoker
• Are not on any psychiatric medication including antidepressants
• Are NOT taking any hormones including birth control pills

You can help researchers at UPenn to learn more about estrogen's effects on mood, memory and attention by being a participant. You may earn up to $1050 if you qualify.

Please call Claudia for more information today at 215-41-STUDY

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Menopause & Memory Study

Have you ever walked into a room and couldn't recall what you went there for?

Do you forget something if you don't write it down?

Do you find yourself having to read the same page of a book over and over again?

These are common complaints reported by women as they progress through the menopause. For some women, these changes in cognition can be very frustrating and effect their sense of well-being.

Our Center is studying whether a medication that is typically used to treat individuals with attention deficit disorder could improve memory, focus, and attention in menopausal women.

You may qualify for an exciting new research study if:

• You are between the ages of 45 – 60
• Your last menstrual period was within the last 5 years or your period is currently irregular
• You are medically healthy
• You do not have Attention Deficit Disorder
• You have no recent history of drug abuse
• You are currently experiencing mild to moderate difficulties with memory, attention, concentration, & focus
• You are NOT on hormone replacement therapy or birth control pills

Study participants are compensated up to $250 for their time and travel to the Center for their participation in this study.

Please call Jeanette for more information today at (215) 573-8884

Click here to watch a CBS News broadcast about the study

 

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Menopause & Memory Study With Brain Imaging Component

Participants involved in the Menopause & Memory Study also have the option of participating in an additional study looking at how the medication they are taking for the Menopause & Memory Study affects memory, attention, and brain activity. 

Participants will have pictures taken of their brain with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine.  While inside the machine, participants will be asked to do memory tasks.  All participants will have a total of three functional magnetic resonance imaging/magnetic resonance spectroscopy combination (fMRI/MRS) scans throughout the course of their participation in the parent study.

To be eligible for this study, you must be enrolled in the parent study and:

• Be right-handed
• Not suffer from a fear of small, enclosed spaces
• Not have any implanted metallic devices such as a pacemaker, orthodontic braces, or shrapnel

Study participants are compensated up to $300 for their time and travel to the Center for their participation in this study.

Please call Jeanette for more information today at (215) 573-8884

Click on this link to watch a video and learn more about this study.