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Effect of Fennelin and low dose oral contraception pills on the volume of menstural bleeding in women using Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate

Effect of Fennelin and low dose oral contraception pills on the volume of menstural bleeding in women using Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate: A randomised controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201205013706N12
Enrollment
75
Registered
2012-05-09
Start date
2012-05-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Secondary oligomenorrhoea or amenorrhea in DMPA users. Secondary oligomenorrhoea

Interventions

Intervention 1: Placebo of Fennelin capsule twice a day with placebo of LD tablet once a day for 21 days. Intervention 2: Fennelin capsul-100 mg- twice a day with placebo of LD tablet once aday for 2
Placebo
Treatment - Drugs
Placebo of Fennelin capsule twice a day with placebo of LD tablet once a day for 21 days
Fennelin capsul-100 mg- twice a day with placebo of LD tablet once aday for 21 days
LD tablet- 30 microgram ethinylestradiol and150 microgram levonorgestrel- once a day with placebo of Fennelin capsul twice a day for 21 days

Sponsors

Research Deputy of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
15 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1- Having no or a little menstrual bleeding (bleeding score of 5 or less on the basis of Higham chart in day with maximum amount of bleeding) within 40-100 days. 2- Living in Tabriz city, Iran. and 3-Signing informed consent to take part in the study. Exclusion criteria: 1- No access to telephone. 2- Being pregnant. 3- Breastfeeding with less than 6 months old infant. 4-Intention to have a child in the following 3 months. 5- Less than 5 years education. 6- Known history of hyper or hypothyroidism, epilepsy, PCOS, diabetes, active mental disorders. 7- Known history of PID, tumor or fibroma. 8- Occurrence of important stressful event during 6 months. 9-Sensitivity to specific drugs or medical plants. and 10- Having contraindication of using oral contraceptive pills

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Amount of blood loss. Timepoint: 15 days after the end of taking the drugs. Method of measurement: Pictorial blood loss assessment charts (Higham).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Adverse events. Timepoint: 15 days after the end of taking the drugs. Method of measurement: self report.;Satisfaction in using DMPA. Timepoint: at baseline and 15 days following end of intervention. Method of measurement: self report.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactEnsiyeh Mohebbi-kian

Tabriz university of medical sciences

shahgolikian@yahoo.com+98 41 1384 7486

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026