A multi-center, open label, single-arm study to investigate the safety and efficacy of daily oral administration of 2 mg dienogest tablets for thetreatment of endometriosis in adolescents over a treatment period of 52 weeks

• Conditions: Endoemtriosis; MedDRA version: 14.1Level: PTClassification code 10014778Term: EndometriosisSystem Organ Class: 10038604 - Reproductive system and breast disorders; Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Female diseases of the urinary and reproductive systems and pregancy complications [C13]

• Registration Number: EUCTR2009-017169-53-DE
• Lead Sponsor: Bayer HealthCare AG

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-11-26
• Last Update Posted: 8 December 2014

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

- Female adolescents after menarche (12 – less than 18 years of age) at screening. For Finland: Adolescents aged 12 – 14 years old who present with clinical features of endometriosis will only be enrolled into the study if their diagnosis of endometriosis has been confirmed by laparoscopy
- Dysmenorrhea of at least moderate intensity, with or without chronic pelvic pain, for at least 2 cycles in the previous 4 months and one of the following conditions:
-- clinically suspected endometriosis based on the presence of pelvic pain incompletely relieved by non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
and/or oral contraceptives
-- Any abdominal pain associated with ultrasound findings suggestive of endometriosis (abdominal, vaginal or rectal; only after additional specific consent and assent)
-- Failure of surgical treatment for endometriosis (with cyclic or chronic pelvic pain of at least 4 months duration postsurgery)
-- Threshold for endometriosis-associated pelvic pain (EAPP) score: at least 30 on a 100 units visual analog scale retrospectively evaluated at screening for the last 4 weeks
Are the trial subjects under 18? yes
Number of subjects for this age range: 100
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) no
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion Criteria

- Absence of endometriosis at laparoscopy
- Previous application of hormonal agents including oral contraceptives
within 2 months, progestins, danazol within 3 months, and Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) agonists within 6 months prior to start of treatment
- Chronic pelvic pain that might be related to genitourinary disease or to chronic or recurrent gastrointestinal disease, including irritable bowel
syndrome (defined as a disease characterized by pain relieved by
defecation and irregular defecation patterns lasting at least 3 months)
- Clinically established need for primary surgical treatment of
endometriosis

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
• Study Design: Not specified