Study to Evaluate the Effect of Six Cycles of Treatment With a Combined Oral Contraceptive (EE 0.30 mg/DRSP 3 mg) on Quality of Life.

October 10, 2013 updated by: Bayer

A Multicentre, Open, Uncontrolled Study to Assess Quality of Life During Six Cycles (24 Weeks) of Treatment With an Oral Contraceptive Containing 30 µg of Ethinylestradiol and 3 mg of Drospirenone (Yasmin).

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects on the quality of life and BMI of new contraceptives.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

The study has previously been posted by Schering AG, Germany. Schering AG, Germany has been renamed to Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Germany.Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Germany is the sponsor of the trial.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

221

Phase

  • Phase 3

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 35 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Female requiring contraceptives.
  • Aged 18 to 35 if a non-smoker, aged 18 to 30 if a smoker.
  • Regular menstrual cycle (defined as duration of 28 +/- 5 days).

Exclusion Criteria:

  • No Contraindication for OC use

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Arm 1
Yasmin, SH T 470 FA; 30 µg ethinylestradiol and 3 mg drospirenone, oral administration over 6 treatment cycles, one tablet per day for 21 days followed by a 7 day pill-free interval.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change of Psychological General Well Being Questionnaire score
Time Frame: pretreatment cycle to cycle 6
pretreatment cycle to cycle 6

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Changes in body composition (evaluated by Multifrequency Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis)
Time Frame: pretreatment to cycle 6
pretreatment to cycle 6
Subject satisfaction with treatment at final visit
Time Frame: at final visit
at final visit
Subject evaluation of changes in greasy skin and greasy hair
Time Frame: baseline to cycle 6
baseline to cycle 6

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2002

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 11, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 21, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

August 22, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 11, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 10, 2013

Last Verified

October 1, 2013

More Information

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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