Long-term Active Surveillance Study for Oral Contraceptives (LASS)

November 13, 2014 updated by: Juergen Dinger, MD, PhD, Center for Epidemiology and Health Research, Germany
The objective of this study is to characterize and compare the risks of long-term use of oral contraceptives containing drospirenone and of other established oral contraceptives.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

The LASS Study is a large, multinational, prospective, controlled, non-interventional, long-term cohort study that follows a series of cohorts. The cohorts consist of new users (first-ever users, switchers and restarters) of three different groups of oral contraceptives (OCs): OCs containing drospirenone (DRSP), OCs containing levonorgestrel (LNG) and OCs containing other progestogens. A "non-interference" approach is used to provide standardized, comprehensive, reliable information on these groups of OCs under routine medical conditions.

The main clinical outcomes of interest for the long-term follow-up are arterial and venous thromboembolism as well as breast cancer. Regular, active contacts with the cohort members (=active surveillance) provide all necessary information on health-related events or changes in health status.

The study is based on the existing long-term EURAS cohorts who are still in follow-up. LASS succeeds EURAS and prolongs the follow-up period for another five years. Total follow-up time of members of the long-term cohorts will be between 6 and 10 years. By means of annual contacts almost all relevant clinical outcomes will be captured. This will be accomplished by contacting the relevant physicians and by reviewing relevant source documents in the case of relevant clinical outcomes.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

58303

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Germany
      • Berlin, Germany
        • Center for Epidemiology and Health Research

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Women attending offices of oral contraceptives prescribing physicians

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Women who are prescribed an oral contraceptive and who are new users (first-ever users, switchers or restarters) of the formulation

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women who do not consent to participate in the study

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
1
Women who take oral contraceptives containing drospirenone
2
Women who take oral contraceptives containing levonorgestrel
3
Women who take oral contraceptives containing other progestogens

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Arterial Thromboembolism
Time Frame: Within 10 years
Arterial thromboembolism associated with the use of oral contraceptives containing drospirenone or levonorgestrel or other progestogens.
Within 10 years
Venous Thromboembolism
Time Frame: Within 10 years
Venous thromboembolism associated with the use of oral contraceptives containing drospirenone or levonorgestrel or other progestogens.
Within 10 years
Breast Cancer
Time Frame: Within 10 years
Breast cancer associated with the use of hormonal contraceptives either containing both drospirenone (DRSP) and ethinylestradiol (EE), levonorgestrel (LNG) or any other hormonal contraceptive without DRSP.
Within 10 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Center for Epidemiology and Health Research, Germany

Collaborators

Bayer

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Juergen Dinger, MD, PhD, Center for Epidemiology and Health Research Berlin, Germany

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2001

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 8, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 9, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

May 12, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 19, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 13, 2014

Last Verified

November 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ZEG2006_03

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