Multicenter, open-label, randomized study to evaluate inhibition of ovulation during treatment with three transdermal patch formulations containing 0.55 mg ethinylestradiol (EE) and 2.10 mg gestodene (GSD) or 0.35 mg EE and 0.67 mg GSD or 0.275 mg EE and 1.05 mg GSD in healthy young female volunteers over a period of 3 treatment cycles
Phase 2
Completed
- Conditions
- Fertility controlcontraception
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON34076
- Lead Sponsor
- Bayer
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 110
Inclusion Criteria
Healthy female volunteers
age 18 - 35 years (smoker not older than 30 years, inclusive)
ovulatory pre-treatment cycle
Exclusion Criteria
- Contraindications for use of combined (estrogen/gestodene) contraceptive (e.g. history of venous or arterial thromboembolic disease)
- Regular intake of medication other than Oral Contraception
- Clinically relevant findings (blood pressure, physical and gynecological examination, laboratory examination)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The proportion of subjects with ovulation in at least one of the treatment<br /><br>cycles 2 and 3. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>* course of FSH, LH, estradiol and progesterone levels<br /><br>* follicle size<br /><br>* pharmacokinetics of EE, GSD and SHBG in treatment cycle 2 and 3</p><br>