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Contraception, Ovulation inhibition

Inhibition of ovulation and pharmacokinetics of transdermal ethinylestradiol (EE) and Gestodene (GSD)

Trial purpose

Investigation of two transdermal hormone patch formulations for contraception regarding inhibition of ovulation over a period of 3 treatment cycles in healthy young female volunteers

Key Participants Requirements

Sex

Female

Age

18 - 35 Years
  • - BMI: 18 BMI 30 kg/m²
    - Healthy female volunteers
    - Age 18-35 years (smoker not older than 30 years, inclusive)
    - Ovulatory pre-treatment cycle, at least 3 month since delivery
    - Abortion or lactation before the first screening examination
    - Willingness to use non-hormonal methods of contraception during entire study
  • - Contraindications for use of combined (estrogen/gestodene) contraceptive (e.g. history of venous/artial thromboembolic disease
    - Regular intake of medication other than OCs
    - Clinically relevant findings (blood pressure, physical and gynaecological examination, laboratory examination) anovulatory pre-treatment cycle

Trial summary

Enrollment Goal
108
Trial Dates
June 2009 - April 2010
Phase
Phase 2
Could I Receive a placebo
No
Products
Gestodene/EE Patch (BAY86-5016)
Accepts Healthy Volunteer
Yes

Where to participate

StatusInstitutionLocation
Completed
Dinox GmbH BerlinBerlin, 10115, Germany
Completed
Bayer Schering Pharma AGBerlin, 13353, Germany

Primary Outcome

  • The primary efficacy variable will be the proportion of volunteers with ovulation in at least one of the treatment cycles 2 and 3
    date_rangeTime Frame:
    4 months
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    Safety Issue:
    yes

Secondary Outcome

  • The primary efficacy variable will be the proportion of volunteers with ovulation in at least one of the treatment cycles 2 and 3
    date_rangeTime Frame:
    4 months
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    Safety Issue:
    yes
  • Course of gonadotropins (FSH, LH, P, E2)
    date_rangeTime Frame:
    4 months
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    Safety Issue:
    yes
  • Endometrial thickness and Follicle size
    date_rangeTime Frame:
    4 months
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    Safety Issue:
    yes
  • Pharmacokinetics of Ethinylestradiol (EE), Gestodene (GSD) and SHBG in treatment cycles 2 and 3
    date_rangeTime Frame:
    4 Months
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    Safety Issue:
    yes
  • Cervical effects (Insler Score) for determination of hormonal effects on the cervix and the cervical mucus during pre-treatment cycle and treatment cycle 3
    date_rangeTime Frame:
    4 Months
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    Safety Issue:
    yes

Trial design

Multicenter, open-label, randomized study to evaluate inhibition of ovulation of two transdermal patch formulations containing 0.55 mg ethinylestradiol and either 1.05 or 2.1 mg gestodene in healthy young female volunteers over a period of 3 treatment cycles
Trial Type
Interventional
Intervention Type
Drug
Trial Purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Blinding
Open Label
Assignment
Parallel Assignment
Trial Arms
2