Utrogestan Versus Nifedipine as Tocolysis for Preterm Labor: a Randomised Controlled Trial
UTROGESTAN
STUDY ON EFFICACY OF UTROGESTAN AS TOCOLYSIS FOR PRETERM LABOR
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
- Incidence of preterm delivery is lower in women treated with oral micronized progesterone (Utrogestan) as acute tocolysis agent compare to Nifedipine group with fewer maternal side effect
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for phase_2
Started Nov 2013
Shorter than P25 for phase_2
1 active site
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
Study Start
First participant enrolled
November 1, 2013
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 4, 2013
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 15, 2013
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 1, 2014
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
October 1, 2014
CompletedNovember 15, 2013
November 1, 2013
8 months
November 4, 2013
November 10, 2013
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
latency period interval between time of tocolysis and delivery
delivery less than 24 hours of tocolysis,delivery less than 48 hours of tocolysis, delivery less than 7 days of tocolysis
24 hours up to 7 days
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Pregnancy outcomes
34 weeks of gestational age
Neonatal outcome
24 hours
Maternal side effect
30 minutes up to 48 hours
Study Arms (2)
Utrogestan
ACTIVE COMPARATORoral tablet Utrogestan 400mg daily for 2 days
Nifedipine
PLACEBO COMPARATORtablet Nifedipine 20 mg stat then 20 mg after 30 minutes then another 20 mg after 30 minutes followed by 10 mg three times daily for 2 days
Interventions
Tablet Nifedipine 20 mg stat then 20 mg after 30 minutes if contraction persist and another 20mg after 30 minutes if contraction still persist followed by 10 mg three times daily for 2 days
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Singleton pregnancy women between 22 and 34 weeks of gestation who presented with threatened preterm labor.
You may not qualify if:
- Multiple pregnancies
- Women with Preterm Prelabour Rupture of Membrane
- Fetal death
- Women with bad obstetric history
- Women with history of cervical incompetence
- Contraindication to Nifedipine such as cardiovascular disease, hyperthyroidism, severe pre eclampsia or to Utrogestan
- Maternal or fetal indication for immediate delivery, such as fetal distress, bleeding placenta previa, abruption placenta
- Contraindication for tocolysis, for example severe pre eclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, fetal anomaly, chorioamnionitis, significant antepartum haemorrhage
- Cervical dilatation of 3cm or more
- Patients with previous tocolytic treatment during this pregnancy
- Women who refuse to participate in this study
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Obstetric and Gynaecology Department, National University of Malaysia Medical Centre
Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, 56000, Malaysia
Related Publications (1)
Wilson A, Hodgetts-Morton VA, Marson EJ, Markland AD, Larkai E, Papadopoulou A, Coomarasamy A, Tobias A, Chou D, Oladapo OT, Price MJ, Morris K, Gallos ID. Tocolytics for delaying preterm birth: a network meta-analysis (0924). Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Aug 10;8(8):CD014978. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014978.pub2.
PMID: 35947046DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
nor azlin mohamed ismail
National University of Malaysia
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- medical officer
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 4, 2013
First Posted
November 15, 2013
Study Start
November 1, 2013
Primary Completion
July 1, 2014
Study Completion
October 1, 2014
Last Updated
November 15, 2013
Record last verified: 2013-11