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Clinical Trials/NCT00480402
NCT00480402CompletedPhase 3

Eficacia de Los Suplementos de Progesterona Natural en la prevención Del Parto pretérmino Gemelar

Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad, IVI VALENCIA1 site in 1 country290 target enrollmentStarted: January 2006Last updated:
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Interventions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 3
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
290
Locations
1

Study Overview

Brief Summary

To assess the effectiveness of natural progesterone supplementation in preventing preterm births in twins.

Detailed Description

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of natural progesterone supplementation in preventing preterm births in twins.

Study Design: National multicenter randomized double blind controlled clinical trial.

Setting: Six tertiary hospitals in the east of Spain (communities of Valencia and Murcia): Instituto Universitario IVI Valencia, Hospital Universitario La Fe (Valencia), Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset (Valencia), Hospital General Universitario (Alicante), Hospital Vega Baja de Orihuela (Alicante) y Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca (Murcia).

Population: 246 bichorionic biamniotic twin pregnant women divided in three groups according to the allocated randomized treatment: (I) placebo (N=82); (II) 200 mg progesterone (N=82); and (III) 400 mg progesterone (N=82).

Methods: All participant women will self-administer two vaginal pessaries at bedtime containing the allocated treatment. Vaginal pessaries will be identical externally but will contain either placebo or 200 mg of natural progesterone (Laboratorios Effik, Madrid, Spain). The treatment will be applied from the 20th week until the 34th week (or until delivery if it occurred earlier). Control visits will be performed at 24, 28, 32 and 34 weeks. Pregnancies will be managed according to each local protocol. An external statistical analysis will be performed on intention to treat basis.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Double

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • Bichorionic biamniotic twin pregnant women
  • = or > 18 years old

Exclusion Criteria

  • Single pregnancy or monochorionic twin pregnancy or triplets
  • Chronic hepatic pathology, previous alterations in hepatic analysis during anti-contraceptive treatment; or gestational cholestasis in in previous pregnancies.Basal alterations in hepatic analysis profile.
  • Profylactic cerclage until week
  • Basal alterations in renal analysis profile
  • Local allergy to micronized natural progesterone
  • Genital pathology not allowing for correct absorption of medication
  • Fetal anomoly diagnosed after sonograph week 12 and/or
  • Smokers of more than 10 cigarettes/day
  • Consumers of illegal substances

Arms & Interventions

400 mg Progesterone

Experimental

Approximately one third of the bichorionic biamniotic twin pregnant women randomized to the 400 mg Progesterone Group vaginal pessaries arm.

Intervention: 400 mg Progesterone (Drug)

200 mg Progesterone Group

Experimental

Approximately one third of the bichorionic biamniotic twin pregnant women randomized to the 200 mg Progesterone Group vaginal pessaries arm.

Intervention: 200 mg of Progesterone (Drug)

Placebo

Active Comparator

Approximately one third of the bichoronic biamniotic twin pregnant women were randomized to the placebo vaginal pessaries arm.

Intervention: Placebo (Drug)

Investigators

Sponsor
Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad, IVI VALENCIA
Sponsor Class
Other

Study Sites (1)

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