What this means
This is a plan to build an online registry where people can share private health details about menopause. It does not yet show any results or effects on health.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Recruiting
- Who can join
- Ages 18 and over
- Where
- 1 site
The science
- Registered title
- Virtual perI-/Menopause Registry of AusTrALia
- Trial ID
- NCT06487130 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- observational
- Conditions
- Menopause, Perimenopausal Disorder, Postmenopausal Symptoms, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Healthy Aging, Health Care Utilization, Health Care Seeking Behavior, Mental Health Impairment, Mental Deterioration, Mental Health Issue, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal, Diabetes Mellitus Risk, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Dementia, Cardiovascular Diseases, Menopause Related Conditions, Hot Flashes, Hot Flushes Aggravated, Economic Burden, Social Stigma
- What is tested
- N/A Observational Registry
- Sponsor
- Bespoke Clinical Research
- Ages
- 18 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted Jul 5, 2024 · updated Jul 5, 2024
Registry summary
13 million (50.7%) Australians are born with ovaries, 14% (\~3 million) are currently aged 40-59 yrs, \& all such who live to midlife will experience menopause, defined as >12 months without a period. Peri-menopause (peri), typically occurs 5 yrs before menopause as hormone levels decrease. As with oestrogen, peri symptoms can affect every bodily system; e.g. depression/anxiety, diminished mental function, irregular periods, hot flushes, sleep problems, vaginal atrophy \& urinary urgency. These symptoms are linked with lower quality of life \& significantly higher work impairment; a third experiencing symptoms so severe as to impede daily life \& increase risk of suicide. Lifetime increased risks of diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis \& dementia are also associated with menopause, yet it remains disconcertingly poorly studied.
The investigators propose to create a world-first, cutting-edge, consumer-driven, Virtual peri-/menopause registry of AusTrALia (VITAL). The unique design will enable consumers to determine VITAL's questions, encourage secure revelation of private data e.g. vaginal \& mental health symptoms, \& to direct priorities for research, education, \& health service improvements. VITAL will thus deliver optimal assessments of incidence, prevalence \& impact.
The participating consumers, researchers, clinical specialists, policy makers, \& modern virtual data infrastructure enable this unique \& innovative registry design, future translation to improved community health, \& promote awareness \& collaborative synergies. Leveraging the investigators' critical range of expertise \& ongoing feedback opportunities for both participants \& stakeholder partnerships, the investigators will create a ground-breaking platform that:
- empowers the consumer voice and priorities,
- enables peri-/menopause research to extend beyond existing niche focuses,
- evidences the true impact of peri-/menopause across the nation,
- evolves healthcare services and outcomes, \&
- educates community, clinicians, \& policy-makers. After Australian registry establishment, the investigators will expand VITAL to mirror it in other nations while still protecting individual's data the right way, but so all can learn \& apply the best aspects of care from across the world.
Sites (1)
- Bespoke Clinical Research. Community-driven from every Australian across the country. Registry led from Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia