Contraception
Conditions
Keywords
Contraception
Brief summary
Investigation of a new pill containing an estrogen and a progestin in order to monitor the inhibition of the ovulation in young healthy females over 3 treatment cycles
Interventions
Monophasic regimen containing estrogen and progestin 1 pre-treatment cycle, 3 treatment cycles
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Healthy female volunteers, * Age 18 - 35 years
Exclusion criteria
* Contraindications for use of a combined (estrogen/progestogen) contraceptive (e.g. history of venous/arterial thromboembolic disease) * Regular intake of medication * Clinically relevant findings (ECG, blood pressure, physical, gynecological examination, laboratory examination) * Anovulatory pre-treatment cycle
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary efficacy variable will be the proportion of volunteers with ovulation in at least one of the treatment cycles 2 and 3, based on the binary variable ovulation (i.e. Hoogland score 6) with the levels yes and no | 12 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessment of ovarian activity in treatment cycles 2 and 3 | 12 months |
| Course of gonadotropins (FSH, LH) | 12 months |
| Endometrial growth | 12 months |
| Pharmacokinetics of estrogen and progestin in treatment cycle 3 | 12 months |
Countries
Germany