Compare Efficacy of Oxytocin Administrations on Postpartum Uterine Contractility

November 20, 2019 updated by: Oxytone Bioscience BV
This is a Phase I open-label, parallel-group clinical study in healthy term pregnant females undergoing a caesarean section. Two administrations of oxytocin will be tested, after which uterine contractility will be assessed.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

4

Phase

  • Phase 1

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

  • Sweden
      • Stockholm, Sweden
        • Karolinska Institute, Danderyd hospital,Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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 40 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy, term pregnant female with a gestational age of 37-42 weeks (singleton)
  • Undergoing a planned primary and uncomplicated caesarean section (CS) for their first born under regional anaesthesia
  • Aged between 18 and 40 years (both inclusive)
  • Ability to communicate well with the Investigator and to comply with the requirements of the entire study
  • Willing to give informed consent in writing.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Being obese with BMI ≥35 before pregnancy
  • History of, or existing thromboembolic, cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disorder
  • History of cervical cancer
  • History of severe infection of the uterus
  • Previous surgery of the cervix or uterus or any other (previous) condition that could interfere with the measurement of uterine contractility
  • Any clinically significant abnormality following review of medical history, laboratory result and physical examination at screening as judged by the Investigator
  • Conditions or disorders that might affect the absorption, distribution, metabolism or excretion of any of the study medication
  • Contraindications for oxytocin use
  • Hypersensitivity to the active substances or to any of the excipients of the investigational product (test product or comparator drug)
  • Present use or use within 30 days before the start of the study medication of one or more of the following medications: antihypertensive drugs, anti-coagulant therapy, medication that could affect myometrial contractility, sex steroids, prostaglandins and its analogues, inhalation anaesthetics, vasoconstrictors/sympathomimetics and caudal anaesthetics, vasopressin-like drugs
  • Administration of any other investigational drug within 3 months before first dosing
  • Tobacco use (smoking or snuffing), currently or within the last 6 months before screening

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: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Oxytocin intravenous
single dose of intravenous (IV) oxytocin
Drug: Oxytocin
Oxytocin drug
Experimental: Oxytocin tablet
single dose of oxytocin tablet
Drug: Oxytocin
Oxytocin drug

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Uterine contractility: area under the curve (AUC)
Time Frame: 3 hours
3 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Oxytone Bioscience BV

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 (Actual)

April 3, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 27, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

June 27, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 16, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 16, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

September 20, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 22, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 20, 2019

Last Verified

November 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • OXB-002

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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