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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02225353
Date of registration: 04/08/2014
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Grünenthal GmbH
Public title: Efficacy Study of a Cervical Pessary Containing Progesterone for the Prevention of Preterm Delivery PCP002
Scientific title: A Randomized, Open-Label, Controlled, Multi-Center Study on the Efficacy of a Sustained Release Progesterone Cerclage Cervical Pessary at Doses of 6.3 g or 7.7 g for the Prevention of Preterm Birth and a Maximum Duration of 20 Weeks.
Date of first enrolment: September 2, 2013
Target sample size: 271
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02225353
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Prevention. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
Chile
Contacts
Name:     Grünenthal Study Director
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  Grünenthal GmbH
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Women with a single pregnancy and a cervical length of 10 mm - 25 mm between 16 and 24
weeks of gestation, without any previous factors.

- Women with a single pregnancy with 10 mm or more cervical length between 16 and 24
weeks of gestation, and pre-existing risk factors risk factors for preterm birth:

- Previous preterm birth before week 35.

- Previous rupture of membranes before week 35

Exclusion Criteria:

- Pregnancies with:

- Major fetal abnormalities, such as lethal malformations or malformations
requiring pre- or post-natal surgery; and fetal death before inclusion into the
study.

- History of rupture of membranes or prophylactic cerclage before study entry.

- Cervical or vaginal injuries prior to insertion of the pessary (e.g., cervical erosion
secondary to trauma, infection, or carcinoma; vesicovaginal or rectovaginal fistulas).

- Unconscious, severely ill or mentally disabled patients, or under 16 years of age.

- Patients for whom use of progesterone is contraindicated.

- Patients with history of thrombosis.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Preterm Birth
Intervention(s)
Drug: Progesterone 200 mg vaginal capsules
Drug: Progesterone Cervical Pessary 6.3 g
Drug: Progesterone Cervical Pessary 7.7 g
Primary Outcome(s)
Number of Participants Not Giving Birth Before Week 32 and Week 34 of Gestation [Time Frame: Up to 36 weeks of gestational age]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Acceptability and Tolerance of Use of the Cerclage Pessary [Time Frame: Up to 36 weeks of gestational age]
Number of Adverse Events Related With the Use of Treatment [Time Frame: Up to 36 weeks of gestational age]
Anatomical Feature: Length of the Uterine Cervix [Time Frame: Up to 36 weeks of gestational age. Results are reported for all assessments from baseline through final visit, for a total of 8 visits, and for up to 36 weeks of gestational age.]
Anatomical Feature: Position of the Uterine Cervix [Time Frame: Up to 36 weeks of gestational age. Results are reported for all assessments from baseline through final visit, for a total of 8 visits, and for up to 36 weeks of gestational age.]
Number of Participants With Premature Rupture of Membranes [Time Frame: Up to 36 weeks of gestational age]
Secondary ID(s)
EC12012/10IEI-9339
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Laboratorios Andromaco S.A.
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 23/10/2018
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT02225353
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