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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN57661673
ISRCTN57661673
Completed
Phase 3

A randomised multicentre parallel-group, comparative, prospective, open label study to assess the effect of extended regimen versus standard regimen of the oral contraceptive 3 mg drospirenone/20 µg ethinyl estradiol in premenstrual and/or menstrual symptoms

IBBS Farmaceutica Ltd (Brazil)0 sites348 target enrollmentOctober 5, 2010

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
IBBS Farmaceutica Ltd (Brazil)
Enrollment
348
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

2020 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32280282 (added 15/04/2020)

Registry
who.int
Start Date
October 5, 2010
End Date
February 28, 2012
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
Female

Investigators

Sponsor
IBBS Farmaceutica Ltd (Brazil)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Females of child bearing age (18 \- 39 years)
  • 2\. At least three regular menstrual cycles lasting between 25 and 35 days, with 3 \- 7 days of bleeding, without occurrence of intermenstrual bleeding and without amenorrhoea
  • 3\. Willingness to contraception and to meet the requirements of the study
  • 4\. Available to receive telephone calls
  • 5\. Competence to consent to participate in the study and sign the ICF
  • 6\. Education of at least four years or good ability to understand spoken and written information as testified by investigator
  • 7\. Complaint of at least one physical symptom and one emotional symptom in the premenstrual and/or menstrual period with intensity greater than or equal to two points according to scores of Daily Symptom Report (DSR\-17\) recorded by patient in the screening phase

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Users of hormonal contraceptives less than three months before the study. Exception will be considered to users of combined oral contraceptives without drospirenone in formulation, used in conventional 21/7 regimen.
  • 2\. Use of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate less than six months before the study
  • 3\. History of severe depression, bipolar disorder, psychosis, history of drug or alcohol abuse in the past two years
  • 4\. Treatment with antidepressants or anxiolytics
  • 5\. Any condition in category 2, 3 or 4 of the Medical Eligibility Criteria of the World Health Organization for contraceptive use, except for smoking\*\*
  • 6\. Women smoking more than 15 cigarettes/day or smokers aged over 35 years
  • 7\. Use of drugs that interfere with the effectiveness of combined oral contraceptives
  • 8\. Suspected or confirmed pregnancy
  • 9\. Clinically significant changes in laboratory parameters requested in the screening visit
  • 10\. Participation in another trial less than three months before the study

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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