Vaginal Progesterone Supplementation in the Management of Preterm Labor

NCT ID: NCT03202836

Last Updated: 2019-01-31

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

90 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-06-29

Study Completion Date

2018-07-31

Brief Summary

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This study evaluates the addition of vaginal progesterone in the management of preterm labor. Half of participants will receive vaginal progesterone, tocolysis and corticosteroid, while the other half will receive only tocolysis and corticosteroid.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Preterm Labor

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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vaginal progesterone

Vaginal utrogestan 400 mg, vaginal suppository, once at bed time until gestational age 37 weeks and tocolysis plus corticosteroid for 48 hours

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

progesterone

Intervention Type DRUG

vaginal utrogestan

Tocolytics

Intervention Type DRUG

tocolysis for 48 hours

Steroids

Intervention Type DRUG

antenatal corticosteroids for 48 hours

no medication

only tocolysis plus corticosteroid for 48 hours

Group Type OTHER

Tocolytics

Intervention Type DRUG

tocolysis for 48 hours

Steroids

Intervention Type DRUG

antenatal corticosteroids for 48 hours

Interventions

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progesterone

vaginal utrogestan

Intervention Type DRUG

Tocolytics

tocolysis for 48 hours

Intervention Type DRUG

Steroids

antenatal corticosteroids for 48 hours

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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utrogestan

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* singleton pregnant women with preterm labor, gestational age 24-34 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

* have indicated preterm birth
* allergy to progesterone
* fetal anomalies
* cervical dilate \> 5 cm.
* have medical disease
* have obstetric complication
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Chulalongkorn University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Vorapong Phupong

Head of Placental Related Diseases Research Unit

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Vorapong Phupong, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Chulalongkorn University

Locations

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Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University

Bangkok, , Thailand

Site Status

Countries

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Thailand

References

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O'Brien JM. Vaginal progesterone prophylaxis for preterm birth. Lancet. 2016 Sep 17;388(10050):1159-60. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31614-2. Epub 2016 Sep 16. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27650091 (View on PubMed)

Azargoon A, Ghorbani R, Aslebahar F. Vaginal progesterone on the prevention of preterm birth and neonatal complications in high risk women: A randomized placebo-controlled double-blind study. Int J Reprod Biomed. 2016 May;14(5):309-16.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27326415 (View on PubMed)

Elimian A, Smith K, Williams M, Knudtson E, Goodman JR, Escobedo MB. A randomized controlled trial of intramuscular versus vaginal progesterone for the prevention of recurrent preterm birth. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2016 Aug;134(2):169-72. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2016.01.010. Epub 2016 Apr 18.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27168167 (View on PubMed)

Conde-Agudelo A, Romero R. Vaginal progesterone to prevent preterm birth in pregnant women with a sonographic short cervix: clinical and public health implications. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Feb;214(2):235-242. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.09.102. Epub 2015 Oct 9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26450404 (View on PubMed)

Romero R. Vaginal progesterone to reduce the rate of preterm birth and neonatal morbidity: a solution at last. Womens Health (Lond). 2011 Sep;7(5):501-4. doi: 10.2217/whe.11.60. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21879816 (View on PubMed)

Hassan SS, Romero R, Vidyadhari D, Fusey S, Baxter JK, Khandelwal M, Vijayaraghavan J, Trivedi Y, Soma-Pillay P, Sambarey P, Dayal A, Potapov V, O'Brien J, Astakhov V, Yuzko O, Kinzler W, Dattel B, Sehdev H, Mazheika L, Manchulenko D, Gervasi MT, Sullivan L, Conde-Agudelo A, Phillips JA, Creasy GW; PREGNANT Trial. Vaginal progesterone reduces the rate of preterm birth in women with a sonographic short cervix: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Jul;38(1):18-31. doi: 10.1002/uog.9017. Epub 2011 Jun 15.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21472815 (View on PubMed)

da Fonseca EB, Bittar RE, Carvalho MH, Zugaib M. Prophylactic administration of progesterone by vaginal suppository to reduce the incidence of spontaneous preterm birth in women at increased risk: a randomized placebo-controlled double-blind study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Feb;188(2):419-24. doi: 10.1067/mob.2003.41.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12592250 (View on PubMed)

Palacio M, Cobo T, Antolin E, Ramirez M, Cabrera F, Mozo de Rosales F, Bartha JL, Juan M, Marti A, Oros D, Rodriguez A, Scazzocchio E, Olivares JM, Varea S, Rios J, Gratacos E; PROMISE Collaborative Group. Vaginal progesterone as maintenance treatment after an episode of preterm labour (PROMISE) study: a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. BJOG. 2016 Nov;123(12):1990-1999. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13956. Epub 2016 Mar 30.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 27028759 (View on PubMed)

Martinez de Tejada B, Karolinski A, Ocampo MC, Laterra C, Hosli I, Fernandez D, Surbek D, Huespe M, Drack G, Bunader A, Rouillier S, Lopez de Degani G, Seidenstein E, Prentl E, Anton J, Krahenmann F, Nowacki D, Poncelas M, Nassif JC, Papera R, Tuma C, Espoile R, Tiberio O, Breccia G, Messina A, Peker B, Schinner E, Mol BW, Kanterewicz L, Wainer V, Boulvain M, Othenin-Girard V, Bertolino MV, Irion O; 4P trial group. Prevention of preterm delivery with vaginal progesterone in women with preterm labour (4P): randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial. BJOG. 2015 Jan;122(1):80-91. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13061. Epub 2014 Sep 11.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 25209926 (View on PubMed)

Borna S, Sahabi N. Progesterone for maintenance tocolytic therapy after threatened preterm labour: a randomised controlled trial. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2008 Feb;48(1):58-63. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2007.00803.x.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 18275573 (View on PubMed)

Arikan I, Barut A, Harma M, Harma IM. Effect of progesterone as a tocolytic and in maintenance therapy during preterm labor. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2011;72(4):269-73. doi: 10.1159/000328719. Epub 2011 Nov 12.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 22086108 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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230/2017

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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