NCT00237523

Brief Summary

  • History of clinical breast pain for at least the last six months.
  • At least six days of moderate or severe breast pain per cycle.
  • Fibrosis, cysts, nodules involving at least 25% of the surface of one breast.
  • Euthyroid with no prior history of thyroid disease.
  • Six months of daily therapy with molecular iodine.
  • Placebo controlled vs active (1:1).

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
175

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2005

Typical duration for phase_3

Geographic Reach
1 country

39 active sites

Status
unknown

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 2005

Completed
3 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 7, 2005

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 12, 2005

Completed
2.4 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2008

Completed
Last Updated

June 18, 2007

Status Verified

June 1, 2007

First QC Date

October 7, 2005

Last Update Submit

June 15, 2007

Conditions

Keywords

Breast painMastalgiaCyclic mastalgiaPeriodic mastalgiaNon-cyclic mastalgiaFibrosisNodularityCystsFibrocystic breast diseaseFibrocystic breast conditionFibocystic breast syndrome

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Total clinical breast pain as documented by patient daily diary.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Change in fibrosis based upon breast examination.

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 50 Years
Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • History of clinical breast pain.
  • Documentation of 6 or more sequential days of moderate or severe pain by patient daily diary.
  • Conservative measures such as local heat, non-prescription analgesics, and properly fitted garments are not effective for the treatment of symptoms
  • Euthyroid with no prior history of thyroid disease.
  • Premenopausal female between the ages of 18 and 50.
  • The presence of at least one palpable structure (nodules, cysts) and involvement (diffuse nodularity or breast thickening) of at least 25% of at least one breast surface.

You may not qualify if:

  • History of thyroid disease
  • Non-cyclic breast pain
  • Treatment with gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist, Danocrine, tamoxifen, raloxifene, or bromocriptine within three months of starting the trial
  • Initiation or change of any hormonal therapy within 6 months of enrollment; including birth control pills, hormone replacement therapy, any progestin including Norplant or Depo-Provera;
  • Current treatment with iodine or iodine-containing medications or diagnostics
  • Known hypersensitivity to iodine-containing products
  • Breast implants;
  • Oophorectomy (complete or partial)
  • Uncontrolled hypertension;
  • Breast biopsy breast biopsy within two months of screening; or expectation of a breast biopsy during the study for a suspicious mass present at baseline;
  • Pregnant women or nursing mothers
  • History of malignancy within the previous 5 years other than basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
  • History of breast cancer

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (39)

Medical Affiliated Research Center, Inc.

Huntsville, Alabama, 35801, United States

Location

Women's Health Research

Phoenix, Arizona, 85015, United States

Location

Visions Clinical Research

Tucson, Arizona, 85712, United States

Location

Expresscare Clinical Research

Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80909-1691, United States

Location

Downtown Women's Heath Care

Denver, Colorado, 80218, United States

Location

University of Colorado

Denver, Colorado, 80262, United States

Location

S.H.E. Medical Associates

Hartford, Connecticut, 06105, United States

Location

The GYN's Center for Women's Health

Waterbury, Connecticut, 06708, United States

Location

Greater Hartford Women's Health Associates

West Hartford, Connecticut, 06117, United States

Location

Visions Clinical Research

Boynton Beach, Florida, 33437, United States

Location

Women's Medical Research Group, LLC

Clearwater, Florida, 33759, United States

Location

Miami Research Associates, Inc.

Miami, Florida, 33143, United States

Location

Palm Beach Research Center

West Palm Beach, Florida, 33409, United States

Location

Soapstone Center for Clinical Research

Decatur, Georgia, 30034, United States

Location

Fellows Research Alliance, Inc.

Savannah, Georgia, 31406, United States

Location

Women's Health Practice

Champaign, Illinois, 61820, United States

Location

Physicians Research Group

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46250, United States

Location

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States

Location

Kentucky Medical Research Center

Lexington, Kentucky, 40504, United States

Location

York Clinical Consulting

Marrero, Louisiana, 70072, United States

Location

MedVadis Research

Wellesley, Massachusetts, 02481, United States

Location

Fallon Clinic

Worcester, Massachusetts, 01608, United States

Location

University of Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States

Location

Department of Ob/Gyn - Women's Health University of Saint Louis

St Louis, Missouri, 63117, United States

Location

The Medical Group of Northern Nevada

Reno, Nevada, 89502, United States

Location

Women's Health Research Center, LLC

Lawrenceville, New Jersey, 08648, United States

Location

Laurel Creek Research Associates

Moorestown, New Jersey, 08057, United States

Location

Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States

Location

Wake Research Associates, LLC

Raleigh, North Carolina, 27612, United States

Location

Radiant Research

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45249, United States

Location

HWC Women's Research Center

Miamisburg, Ohio, 45342, United States

Location

LION Research

Norman, Oklahoma, 73071, United States

Location

Oregon Health & Science University

Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

Location

Penn State The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States

Location

Drexel University College of Medicine

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19102-1192, United States

Location

Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island

Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 02860, United States

Location

Fellows Research Alliance, Inc.

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, 29926, United States

Location

Women's Clinical Research Center/North Seattle Women's Group

Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States

Location

Tacoma Women's Specialists

Tacoma, Washington, 98405, United States

Location

Related Publications (12)

  • Aceves C, Anguiano B, Delgado G. Is iodine a gatekeeper of the integrity of the mammary gland? J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia. 2005 Apr;10(2):189-96. doi: 10.1007/s10911-005-5401-5.

    PMID: 16025225BACKGROUND
  • Cann SA, van Netten JP, van Netten C. Hypothesis: iodine, selenium and the development of breast cancer. Cancer Causes Control. 2000 Feb;11(2):121-7. doi: 10.1023/a:1008925301459.

    PMID: 10710195BACKGROUND
  • Kessler JH. The effect of supraphysiologic levels of iodine on patients with cyclic mastalgia. Breast J. 2004 Jul-Aug;10(4):328-36. doi: 10.1111/j.1075-122X.2004.21341.x.

    PMID: 15239792BACKGROUND
  • Ghent WR, Eskin BA, Low DA, Hill LP. Iodine replacement in fibrocystic disease of the breast. Can J Surg. 1993 Oct;36(5):453-60.

    PMID: 8221402BACKGROUND
  • Garcia-Solis P, Alfaro Y, Anguiano B, Delgado G, Guzman RC, Nandi S, Diaz-Munoz M, Vazquez-Martinez O, Aceves C. Inhibition of N-methyl-N-nitrosourea-induced mammary carcinogenesis by molecular iodine (I2) but not by iodide (I-) treatment Evidence that I2 prevents cancer promotion. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2005 May 31;236(1-2):49-57. doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2005.03.001. Epub 2005 Apr 13.

    PMID: 15922087BACKGROUND
  • Eskin BA, Grotkowski CE, Connolly CP, Ghent WR. Different tissue responses for iodine and iodide in rat thyroid and mammary glands. Biol Trace Elem Res. 1995 Jul;49(1):9-19. doi: 10.1007/BF02788999.

    PMID: 7577324BACKGROUND
  • Thrall KD, Bull RJ, Sauer RL. Distribution of iodine into blood components of the Sprague-Dawley rat differs with the chemical form administered. J Toxicol Environ Health. 1992 Nov;37(3):443-9. doi: 10.1080/15287399209531682.

    PMID: 1433379BACKGROUND
  • Venturi S. Is there a role for iodine in breast diseases? Breast. 2001 Oct;10(5):379-82. doi: 10.1054/brst.2000.0267.

    PMID: 14965610BACKGROUND
  • Smyth PP. Role of iodine in antioxidant defence in thyroid and breast disease. Biofactors. 2003;19(3-4):121-30. doi: 10.1002/biof.5520190304.

    PMID: 14757962BACKGROUND
  • Ader DN, South-Paul J, Adera T, Deuster PA. Cyclical mastalgia: prevalence and associated health and behavioral factors. J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 2001 Jun;22(2):71-6. doi: 10.3109/01674820109049956.

    PMID: 11446156BACKGROUND
  • Ader DN, Shriver CD, Browne MW. Cyclical mastalgia: premenstrual syndrome or recurrent pain disorder? J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 1999 Dec;20(4):198-202. doi: 10.3109/01674829909075596.

    PMID: 10656154BACKGROUND
  • Ader DN, Browne MW. Prevalence and impact of cyclic mastalgia in a United States clinic-based sample. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1997 Jul;177(1):126-32. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9378(97)70450-2.

    PMID: 9240595BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Fibrocystic Breast DiseasePainMastodyniaFibrosisCysts

Interventions

Iodides

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Breast DiseasesSkin DiseasesSkin and Connective Tissue DiseasesNeurologic ManifestationsSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsPathologic ProcessesNeoplasmsPathological Conditions, Anatomical

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

AnionsIonsElectrolytesInorganic ChemicalsIodine Compounds

Study Officials

  • Julia Kazakhin, M.D.

    Symbollon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 7, 2005

First Posted

October 12, 2005

Study Start

July 1, 2005

Study Completion

March 1, 2008

Last Updated

June 18, 2007

Record last verified: 2007-06

Locations