Clinical trial NCT02262481: Oral Progestogen Supplementation in the Prevention of Recurrent Uterine Contraction in Preterm Labor
Official title: A Randomized, Double Blinded, Placebo Controlled Trial of Oral Progestogen Supplementation in the Prevention of Recurrent Uterine Contraction in Preterm Labor
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Preterm Labor
Lead sponsor: Chulalongkorn University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2014-10-13
Enrollment: 48
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 15
Maximum age (years): 40
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of oral progesterone supplementation in preterm labor on the prevention of recurrent uterine contraction and prolonging pregnancy period, and its side effect.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Singleton pregnancy
* Preterm labor
* GA24-34wk
* Intact membranes

Exclusion Criteria:

* Maternal/fetal condition requiring immediate delivery ex. Chorioamnionitis, fetal distress
* Placenta previa
* medical and obstetric complications
* allergy to dydrogesterone

Primary outcomes:
measure: The recurrence of uterine contraction within 48 hours after stop tocolytic
timeFrame: 48 hours
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Time from preterm labor pain to delivery
timeFrame: 9 weeks
measure: Gestational age at delivery
timeFrame: 9 weeks
measure: Number of newborn with respiratory distress syndrome
timeFrame: 9 weeks
measure: side effects
timeFrame: 9 weeks
measure: Number of newborn with intraventricular hemorrhage
timeFrame: 9 weeks
measure: Number of newborn with necrotizing enterocolitis
timeFrame: 9 weeks
measure: Number of newborn with sepsis
timeFrame: 9 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Bangkok
country: Thailand
facility: Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
Study officials:
affiliation: Chulalongkorn University
name: Vorapong Phupong, M.D.
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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