Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Effects of Lepidium Meyenii Walp (Peruvian Maca) on Sexual Function in Postmenopausal
Brief Summary:
Objective: To study the effects of Lepidium Meyenii in sexual function of postmenopausal women.
Method: It will be held a clinical, prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study with 144 postmenopausal women with sexual dysfunction, treated at Menopause Clinic at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Santa Casa de São Paulo and in the Vale do Sapucai University. All women sign the Consent Form Term. The study will be conducted in accordance with the protocol and principles of the Declaration Helsinki (Version 1996), according to International Conference on Harmonization and Tripartite Guidelines for good clinical practice and regulatory requirements. The protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Santa Casa de São Paulo.
Hypothesis: It is expected to be an improvement of sexual function in postmenopausal women.