Trial Comparing Preoperative Dienogest Therapy Followed by Surgery vs. Upfront Surgery to Save Ovarian Reserve in Young Women With Ovarian Endometrioma (DOROSY)

October 28, 2017 updated by: Kidong Kim, Seoul National University Hospital

Randomized Phase 2 Trial Comparing Preoperative Dienogest Therapy Followed by Surgery vs. Upfront Surgery to Save Ovarian Reserve in Young Women With Ovarian Endometrioma

Randomized phase 2 trial comparing preoperative dienogest therapy followed by surgery vs. upfront surgery to save ovarian reserve in young women with ovarian endometrioma

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 2

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

    • Gyeonggi Do
      • Seongnam Si, Gyeonggi Do, Korea, Republic of, 463707
        • Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

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

20 years to 45 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Unilateral ovarian endometrioma ≥ 5cm or bilateral ovarian endometriomas with any size diagnosed by ultrasonography.
  • In Patients with previous unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (USO)
  • Unilateral ovarian endometrioma with any size is eligible
  • 20 ≤ Age ≤ 45 and premenopause
  • Plan to undergo conservative surgery for endometriomas

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant women or women who were suspected to be pregnant
  • Women with current venous thromboembolism or history of such diseases
  • Women with current arterial disease or cardiovascular diseases (e.g. myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular diseases, or ischemic heart diseases) or history of such diseases
  • Women with current diabetes with vascular lesions or history of such diseases
  • Women with current severe liver diseases or history of severe liver diseases with abnormal liver function
  • Women with current liver tumor or history of liver tumor
  • Women with current or history of sex-hormone dependent malignant tumor or women who were suspected to have a sex-hormone dependent malignant tumor
  • Women with vaginal bleeding of unknown causes
  • Women with a history of allergic reaction to elements of DNG
  • Women with galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency, glucose-galactose malabsorption
  • Women whose non-compliance is expected
  • Lactation (treatment with DNG is not recommended in lactating women due to possible excretion in breast milk)
  • Any medication that could result in an excessive accumulation, impaired metabolism, or altered excretion of the study drug or might interfere with the conduct of the study or the interpretation of the results

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: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Control group

Placebo drug 1 tablet per day will be prescribed for 3months before surgery in ovarian endometrioma patients.

Dienogest(DNG) 2mg 1 tablet per day will be prescribed for 2 months from 1month after surgery.

Dienogest 2mg po qd
Placebo 1 table po qd
conservative surgery without intent to oophorectomy
Experimental: Case group

Dienogest(DNG) 2mg 1 tablet per day will be prescribed for 3months before surgery in ovarian endometrioma patients.

Dienogest(DNG) 2mg 1 tablet per day will be prescribed for 2 months from 1month after surgery.

Dienogest 2mg po qd
conservative surgery without intent to oophorectomy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Compare the mean change of serum Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) level
Time Frame: 3 month after surgery
3 month after surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Compare the mean change of serum AMH level
Time Frame: 1 month after surgery
1 month after surgery
Compare the trend of mean change of serum AMH level
Time Frame: 1 and 3 month after surgery
1 and 3 month after surgery
Compare the mean change of serum AMH level
Time Frame: baseline and after preoperative dienogest/placebo therapy for 3 months
baseline and after preoperative dienogest/placebo therapy for 3 months
Compare the revised American fertility society (AFS) score
Time Frame: At surgery
At surgery
compare the surgical time (minute)
Time Frame: intraoperative
surgical time (minute)
intraoperative
Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) scores
Time Frame: baseline, 1 month after surgery and 3 month after surgery
baseline, 1 month after surgery and 3 month after surgery
number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.0
Time Frame: All adverse events from randomization to postoperative 3 months
All adverse events from randomization to postoperative 3 months
Mean change of diameter of endometrioma measured by ultrasonography after preoperative dienogest/placebo therapy for 3months
Time Frame: baseline and after preoperative dienogest/placebo therapy for 3 months
baseline and after preoperative dienogest/placebo therapy for 3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

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 (Anticipated)

October 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

March 1, 2018

Study Completion (Anticipated)

March 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 19, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 30, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

April 5, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 31, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 28, 2017

Last Verified

October 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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