NCT00329914

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether a daily dose of 200 mg progesterone administered vaginally from 20-23 to 34 weeks' gestation will reduce the rate of preterm delivery amongst twin pregnancies.

Trial Health

90
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
677

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_2

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2006

Typical duration for phase_2

Geographic Reach
2 countries

17 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 24, 2006

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 25, 2006

Completed
7 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2006

Completed
2.7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

February 1, 2009

Completed
1.6 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 1, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

July 25, 2011

Status Verified

February 1, 2009

Enrollment Period

2.7 years

First QC Date

May 24, 2006

Last Update Submit

July 22, 2011

Conditions

Keywords

Preterm deliveryPreventionTwinsProgesterone

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • The incidence of delivery < 34 weeks, in the study group versus the control group

    Participants will be followed until 3 weeks after delivery

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • Physical and neurological development of the children at 6 and 18 months

    2 years after delivery

  • The relationship between cervical length and prophylactic progesterone treatment

    Participants will be followed until 3 weeks after delivery

  • Determination of proteomics and RNA in preterm delivery and term delivery and an evaluation of the effect of progesterone on proteomics and RNA

    Participants will be followed until 3 weeks after delivery

  • Assessment of the potential anti-inflammatory effect of progesterone by cytokine-measurements

    Participants will be followed until 3 weeks after delivery

  • Assessment of the effect of progesterone on CRH-levels in twin pregnancies

    Participants will be followed until 3 weeks after delivery

Study Arms (2)

Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR
Drug: Placebo

Progesterone

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Drug: Progesterone

Interventions

Vaginal pessaries, 200 mg/day

Also known as: Utrogestan
Progesterone

Placebo pessaries containing peanut oil

Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Twin pregnancy
  • Informed consent
  • weeks' gestation
  • Participants must be fluent in the language spoken in the respective centres

You may not qualify if:

  • Age \< 18 years
  • Known allergy to progesterone or peanuts
  • Active thromboembolic disorders or a history of hormone-associated thromboembolic disorders
  • Monoamniotic twins
  • Multiple pregnancies reduced to twin pregnancies
  • Known significant structural or chromosomal fetal abnormality
  • Chorionicity not assessed before 15 weeks
  • Known or suspected malignancy in genitals or breasts
  • Known liver disease

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (17)

Graz University Hospital

Graz, 8036, Austria

Location

Innsbruck University Hospital

Innsbruck, 6020, Austria

Location

Klagenfurt Hospital

Klagenfurt, 9020, Austria

Location

Vienna University Hospital

Vienna, 1090, Austria

Location

Aalborg Hospital

Aalborg, 9100, Denmark

Location

Skejby Hospital

Aarhus, 8200, Denmark

Location

Rigshospitalet

Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark

Location

Glostrup Hospital

Glostrup Municipality, 2600, Denmark

Location

Gentofte Hospital

Hellerup, 2900, Denmark

Location

Herlev Hospital

Herlev, 2730, Denmark

Location

Hilleroed Hospital

Hilleroed, 3400, Denmark

Location

Holbaek Hospital

Holbæk, 4300, Denmark

Location

Hvidovre Hospital

Hvidovre, 2650, Denmark

Location

Odense University Hospital

Odense, 5000, Denmark

Location

Roskilde Hospital

Roskilde, 4000, Denmark

Location

Soenderborg Hospital

Sønderborg, 6400, Denmark

Location

Viborg Hospital

Viborg, 8800, Denmark

Location

Related Publications (3)

  • Rode L, Klein K, Nicolaides KH, Krampl-Bettelheim E, Tabor A; PREDICT Group. Prevention of preterm delivery in twin gestations (PREDICT): a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled trial on the effect of vaginal micronized progesterone. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Sep;38(3):272-80. doi: 10.1002/uog.9093.

  • Klein K, Rode L, Nicolaides KH, Krampl-Bettelheim E, Tabor A; PREDICT Group. Vaginal micronized progesterone and risk of preterm delivery in high-risk twin pregnancies: secondary analysis of a placebo-controlled randomized trial and meta-analysis. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Sep;38(3):281-7. doi: 10.1002/uog.9092.

  • Rode L, Klein K, Larsen H, Holmskov A, Andreasen KR, Uldbjerg N, Ramb J, Bodker B, Skibsted L, Sperling L, Hinterberger S, Krebs L, Zingenberg H, Weiss EC, Strobl I, Laursen L, Christensen JT, Skogstrand K, Hougaard DM, Krampl-Bettelheim E, Rosthoj S, Vogel I, Tabor A. Cytokines and the risk of preterm delivery in twin pregnancies. Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Jul;120(1):60-8. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31825bc3cd.

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Premature Birth

Interventions

ProgesteroneUtrogestan

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Obstetric Labor, PrematureObstetric Labor ComplicationsPregnancy ComplicationsFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsUrogenital Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

PregnenedionesPregnenesPregnanesSteroidsFused-Ring CompoundsPolycyclic CompoundsCorpus Luteum HormonesGonadal HormonesHormonesHormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone AntagonistsProgesterone CongenersGonadal Steroid Hormones

Study Officials

  • Line Rode, MD

    Ultrasound Clinic 4002, Rigshospitalet

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Ann Tabor, professor

    Ultrasound Clinic 4002, Rigshospitalet

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 24, 2006

First Posted

May 25, 2006

Study Start

June 1, 2006

Primary Completion

February 1, 2009

Study Completion

September 1, 2010

Last Updated

July 25, 2011

Record last verified: 2009-02

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