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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN06428555
ISRCTN06428555
Completed
Not Applicable

A prospective, randomised study to compare the effectiveness of the 24 hour versus 12 hour double doses regimen of levonorgestrel for emergency post-coital contraceptio

World Health Organisation (WHO) (Switzerland)0 sites2,071 target enrollmentApril 1, 2004

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Contraception
Sponsor
World Health Organisation (WHO) (Switzerland)
Enrollment
2071
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
April 1, 2004
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
Female

Investigators

Sponsor
World Health Organisation (WHO) (Switzerland)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Requesting emergency contraception within 120 hours of unprotected intercourse
  • 2\. Only one act of unprotected intercourse during current cycle
  • 3\. Willing to abstain from further acts during current cycle
  • 4\. Regular menstrual cycles (24 to 42 days)
  • 5\. Having at least one spontaneous cycle before current cycle
  • 6\. Available for follow\-up in the next six weeks
  • 7\. Negative pregnancy test
  • 8\. Willing to participate
  • 9\. Not breastfeeding
  • 10\. No use of hormonal contraceptives or of rhythm or natural family planning method of contraception during current cycle

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Post\-abortion or post\-partum patients whose period had not yet returned
  • 2\. Regular use of prescription drugs before admission to the study
  • 3\. Intercourse during the treatment cycle greater than 120 hours before admission into the study

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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