Trial Outcomes & Findings for Postpartum Levonorgestrel-releasing Intrauterine System and Breastfeeding (NCT NCT01555931)

NCT ID: NCT01555931

Last Updated: 2014-08-25

Results Overview

Reported any breastfeeding at the final 6 month visit

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE4

Target enrollment

61 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

6 months

Results posted on

2014-08-25

Participant Flow

26 women failed entry criteria after delivery. Therefore although 61 were enrolled in the original study cohort, only 35 were randomized and allocated to one of the two treatment arms.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Immediate
Placement within 48 hours of delivery Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system: Placement within 48 hours of delivery
Control
Placement 4-8 weeks after delivery Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system: Placement within 48 hours of delivery
Overall Study
STARTED
17
18
Overall Study
COMPLETED
15
13
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
2
5

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Immediate
Placement within 48 hours of delivery Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system: Placement within 48 hours of delivery
Control
Placement 4-8 weeks after delivery Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system: Placement within 48 hours of delivery
Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
2
5

Baseline Characteristics

Postpartum Levonorgestrel-releasing Intrauterine System and Breastfeeding

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Immediate
n=17 Participants
Placement within 48 hours of delivery Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system: Placement within 48 hours of delivery
Control
n=18 Participants
Placement 4-8 weeks after delivery Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system: Placement within 48 hours of delivery
Total
n=35 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
28 years
n=5 Participants
27 years
n=7 Participants
27 years
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
17 Participants
n=5 Participants
18 Participants
n=7 Participants
35 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White, non-Hispanic
8 participants
n=5 Participants
10 participants
n=7 Participants
18 participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black, non-Hispanic
5 participants
n=5 Participants
2 participants
n=7 Participants
7 participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hispanic or Latina
3 participants
n=5 Participants
5 participants
n=7 Participants
8 participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Other
1 participants
n=5 Participants
1 participants
n=7 Participants
2 participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 6 months

Reported any breastfeeding at the final 6 month visit

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Immediate
n=17 Participants
Placement within 48 hours of delivery Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system: Placement within 48 hours of delivery
Control
n=18 Participants
Placement 4-8 weeks after delivery Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system: Placement within 48 hours of delivery
Breastfeeding
10 participants
9 participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: up to 6 months

Expulsion or indicated removal of the originally placed LNG-IUS at any point during the study

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Immediate
n=17 Participants
Placement within 48 hours of delivery Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system: Placement within 48 hours of delivery
Control
n=18 Participants
Placement 4-8 weeks after delivery Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system: Placement within 48 hours of delivery
LNG-IUS Expulsion or Removal
8 participants
0 participants

Adverse Events

Immediate

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Control

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Dr. Gretchen Stuart

University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Phone: 919-962-4880

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place