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PK of Depo SubQ Injected in the Upper Arm

Pharmacokinetics of Subcutaneous Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Injected in the Upper Arm

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01143207
Enrollment
26
Registered
2010-06-14
Start date
2010-05-31
Completion date
2012-10-31
Last updated
2013-08-19

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

Conditions

Contraception

Keywords

AE adverse event, DCF data collection forms, DMC Data Monitoring Committee, FDA U.S.) Food and Drug Administration, GCP Good Clinical Practice guidelines, ICH International Conference of Harmonisation, IND Investigational New Drug Application, IRB Institutional Review Board, IU International units, mg milligram(s), SAE serious adverse event, µg microgram, ULN upper limit of the normal range

Brief summary

A single-arm trial to demonstrate that Depo-SubQ Provera injected in the upper arm is adequate for effective contraception

Detailed description

A single-arm trial to demonstrate that the blood levels of medroxyprogesterone acetate are adequate for effective contraception when Depo-SubQ Provera 104 is injected in the upper arm

Interventions

DRUGMedroxyprogesterone acetate

Injectable hormonal contraceptive

Sponsors

Eastern Virginia Medical School
CollaboratorOTHER
FHI 360
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Age 18-40 * negative pregnancy test on day of injection * not wishing to become pregnant in the next 12 months * at negligible risk of pregnancy (e.g. sterilized, in exclusively same-gender partnership, in a monogamous relationship with vasectomized partner, abstinent, using non-hormonal IUD) * body mass index of 18-30

Exclusion criteria

\-

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Cmax (Maximal Serum Concentration of Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (MPA))120 days following injection
Tmax (Time to Cmax)120 days following injection
AUC 0-91 (Area Under Curve)first 91 days following injection
MPA Concentration at Day 91 (C91)day 91 after first injection
MPA Concentration at Day 104 (C104)day 104 after injection
MPA Concentration at Day 120 (C120)day 120 after injection

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
Single injection of Medroxyprogesterone acetate (hormonal contraceptive) Medroxyprogesterone acetate : Injectable hormonal contraceptive
26
Total26

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up2

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicMedroxyprogesterone Acetate
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
26 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
26 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
26 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
0 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
17 / 26
serious
Total, serious adverse events
2 / 26

Outcome results

Primary

AUC 0-91 (Area Under Curve)

Time frame: first 91 days following injection

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Medroxyprogesterone AcetateAUC 0-91 (Area Under Curve)45.1 ng day/mLStandard Deviation 14.5
Primary

Cmax (Maximal Serum Concentration of Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (MPA))

Time frame: 120 days following injection

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Medroxyprogesterone AcetateCmax (Maximal Serum Concentration of Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (MPA))0.953 ng/mLStandard Deviation 0.308
Primary

MPA Concentration at Day 104 (C104)

Time frame: day 104 after injection

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Medroxyprogesterone AcetateMPA Concentration at Day 104 (C104)0.366 ng/mLStandard Deviation 0.278
Primary

MPA Concentration at Day 120 (C120)

Time frame: day 120 after injection

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Medroxyprogesterone AcetateMPA Concentration at Day 120 (C120)0.327 ng/mLStandard Deviation 0.206
Primary

MPA Concentration at Day 91 (C91)

Time frame: day 91 after first injection

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Medroxyprogesterone AcetateMPA Concentration at Day 91 (C91)0.427 ng/mLStandard Deviation 0.354
Primary

Tmax (Time to Cmax)

Time frame: 120 days following injection

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Medroxyprogesterone AcetateTmax (Time to Cmax)8 days

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026