Evaluation of Ciclo 21® Effect (Levonorgestrel + Ethinyl Estradiol) Compared to Nordette®.

NCT ID: NCT01480778

Last Updated: 2016-03-03

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

62 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-07-31

Study Completion Date

2015-06-30

Brief Summary

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Assessment of the pharmacodynamic profile of the drug Ciclo 21 ®, marketed by União Química Farmacêutica Nacional S / A, compared to the drug Nordette ® Laboratory Wyeth Pharmaceutical Ltda. Through the modulation of hormonal response (inhibition of the pituitary) evidenced by measurement serum LH and FSH for 28 days, as well as by the absence of follicle formation demonstrated by transvaginal ultrasound examinations

Detailed Description

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secondary objective

* Evaluation of the safety aspects of medicines such as type, frequency and intensity of adverse events between groups during the 28 day trial.

exploratory objective

* Evaluation of the pharmacokinetics of the drug administered through the dosage of serum hormone levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol for 28 days.

Conditions

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Irregular Periods

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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LNG+EE2

pill test contained levonorgestrel 0,15 mg and ethynil estradiol 0,03 mg per day over 21 days

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

LNG+EE2

Intervention Type DRUG

Administration of one pill contained 0.15 mg of levonosgestrel and 0.03 mg of ethynil estradiol per day over 21 days.

Nordette

pill comparator contained levonorgestrel 0,15 mg and ethynil estradiol 0,03 mg per day over 21 days

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Nordette

Intervention Type DRUG

Administration of one pill contained 0.15 mg of levonosgestrel and 0.03 mg of ethynil estradiol per day over 21 days.

Interventions

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LNG+EE2

Administration of one pill contained 0.15 mg of levonosgestrel and 0.03 mg of ethynil estradiol per day over 21 days.

Intervention Type DRUG

Nordette

Administration of one pill contained 0.15 mg of levonosgestrel and 0.03 mg of ethynil estradiol per day over 21 days.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Ciclo 21 LNG+EE2

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Comply with all study procedures, sign, initial and date back, of their own free will, the IC;
2. Women aged between 18 and 35 years, regardless of race and class;
3. Make use of safe non-hormonal method of contraception such as tubal ligation, non-hormonal IUDs or condoms, or be hysterectomised or be vasectomized sexual partner;
4. Examination of Beta-HCG negative;
5. with regular menstrual cycles every 24 to 32 days, at least the last three months;
6. present normal Pap test (current or during the past 02 years);
7. Present or vaginal examination found that the changes do not interfere in the study;
8. present levels of FSH, LH, estradiol and TT for the normal menstrual cycle, as well as normal transvaginal sonographic reports.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Provide a contraindication to the use of steroids;
2. Use regular or prediction of drugs that interfere with the metabolism of the investigational products, such as antibiotics, anticonvulsants, anticoagulants and hypoglycemic drugs;
3. smokers or have stopped smoking less than 12 months;
4. Diabetic;
5. Toxic-dependent;
6. BMI \<18 and\> 25;
7. have made use of topical or systemic sex hormone for at least two months before the start of the study;
8. Background and personal or family history of thrombosis or bleeding disorders or vascular disorders or cardiovascular disease;
9. Laboratory tests, gynecological ultrasound or changed, the medical criteria;
10. Individuals with allergies or rheumatic diseases for which is indicated the use of cortico-steroid medication;
11. carry any endocrine changes, especially pituitary and gonadal and / or who are advised to use hormones;
12. with lesions or abnormalities suspected or confirmed in the gonads.
13. personal or family history of breast cancer or other hormone-dependent breast pathology;
14. with hypertension or diabetes mellitus (for drug interactions between the COC and hypoglycemic agents and antihypertensives);

a) History of nausea with oral use of COCs; p) Any condition that may interfere with the discretion of the investigator in the study data as well as being the measurement of the study be deleterious to the patient.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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União Química Farmacêutica Nacional S/A

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Azidus Brasil

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Alexandre Frederico, PI

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

LAL Clinica Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Ltda

Locations

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LAL Clínica Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Ltda

Valinhos, São Paulo, Brazil

Site Status

Countries

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Brazil

References

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Twaddle NC, Churchwell MI, Newbold RR, Delclos KB, Doerge DR. Determination using liquid-chromatography-electrospray tandem mass spectroscopy of ethinylestradiol serum pharmacokinetics in adult Sprague-Dawley rats. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2003 Aug 15;793(2):309-15. doi: 10.1016/s1570-0232(03)00331-3.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 12906905 (View on PubMed)

Benagiano G, Carrara S, Filippi V. Safety, efficacy and patient satisfaction with continuous daily administration of levonorgestrel/ethinylestradiol oral contraceptives. Patient Prefer Adherence. 2009 Nov 3;3:131-43. doi: 10.2147/ppa.s3692.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 19936155 (View on PubMed)

Crosignani PG, Testa G, Vegetti W, Parazzini F. Ovarian activity during regular oral contraceptive use. Contraception. 1996 Nov;54(5):271-3. doi: 10.1016/s0010-7824(96)00178-3.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 8934059 (View on PubMed)

van Heusden AM, Fauser BC. Activity of the pituitary-ovarian axis in the pill-free interval during use of low-dose combined oral contraceptives. Contraception. 1999 Apr;59(4):237-43. doi: 10.1016/s0010-7824(99)00025-6.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 10457868 (View on PubMed)

Rossmanith WG, Steffens D, Schramm G. A comparative randomized trial on the impact of two low-dose oral contraceptives on ovarian activity, cervical permeability, and endometrial receptivity. Contraception. 1997 Jul;56(1):23-30. doi: 10.1016/s0010-7824(97)00070-x.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 9306028 (View on PubMed)

Hemrika DJ, Slaats EH, Kennedy JC, de Vries Robles-Korsen TJ, Schoemaker J. Pulsatile luteinizing hormone patterns in long term oral contraceptive users. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1993 Aug;77(2):420-6. doi: 10.1210/jcem.77.2.8345046.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 8345046 (View on PubMed)

Kroll R, Reape KZ, Margolis M. The efficacy and safety of a low-dose, 91-day, extended-regimen oral contraceptive with continuous ethinyl estradiol. Contraception. 2010 Jan;81(1):41-8. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2009.07.003.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 20004272 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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LEEUNI0811

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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