Endometrial Effects of Daily Progesterone s.c. 25 and 50 Mg Aqueous Formulation to Female Healthy Volunteers

Summary

This is a multiple dose, observer blind, randomised, parallel groups pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic study to assess the endometrial effects (predecidual changes) of a new aqueous progesterone formulation administered s.c. at the dose of 25 and 50 mg/day.

Timeline

Start

2005-08

Primary completion

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Completion

2006-03

Publications

• Background de Ziegler D, Bouchard P. Understanding endometrial physiology and menstrual disorders in the 1990s. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 1993 Jun;5(3):378-88.
• Background de Ziegler D, Bergeron C, Cornel C, Medalie DA, Massai MR, Milgrom E, Frydman R, Bouchard P. Effects of luteal estradiol on the secretory transformation of human endometrium and plasma gonadotropins. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1992 Feb;74(2):322-31. doi: 10.1210/jcem.74.2.1730810.
• Background NOYES RW, HAMAN JO. Accuracy of endometrial dating; correlation of endometrial dating with basal body temperature and menses. Fertil Steril. 1953 Nov-Dec;4(6):504-17. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)31446-7. No abstract available.
• Background Noyes RW, Hertig AT, Rock J. Dating the endometrial biopsy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1975 May;122(2):262-3. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9378(16)33500-1. No abstract available.
• Background Soliman S, Daya S, Collins J, Hughes EG. The role of luteal phase support in infertility treatment: a meta-analysis of randomized trials. Fertil Steril. 1994 Jun;61(6):1068-76. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)56758-2.
• Background Pritts EA, Atwood AK. Luteal phase support in infertility treatment: a meta-analysis of the randomized trials. Hum Reprod. 2002 Sep;17(9):2287-99. doi: 10.1093/humrep/17.9.2287.
• Background Bourgain C, Smitz J, Devroey P. Meta-analysis on luteal phase support. Hum Reprod. 2003 Mar;18(3):656; author reply 656-7. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deg098. No abstract available.
• Background Daya S, Gunby J. Luteal phase support in assisted reproduction cycles. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004;(3):CD004830. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004830.
• Background de Ziegler D, Cornel C, Bergeron C, Hazout A, Bouchard P, Frydman R. Controlled preparation of the endometrium with exogenous estradiol and progesterone in women having functioning ovaries. Fertil Steril. 1991 Nov;56(5):851-5. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)54654-8.
• Background Lelaidier C, de Ziegler D, Gaetano J, Hazout A, Fernandez H, Frydman R. Controlled preparation of the endometrium with exogenous oestradiol and progesterone: a novel regimen not using a gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist. Hum Reprod. 1992 Nov;7(10):1353-6. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a137572.
• Background Fanchin R, De Ziegler D, Bergeron C, Righini C, Torrisi C, Frydman R. Transvaginal administration of progesterone. Obstet Gynecol. 1997 Sep;90(3):396-401. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(97)00270-6.
• Background Gibbons WE, Toner JP, Hamacher P, Kolm P. Experience with a novel vaginal progesterone preparation in a donor oocyte program. Fertil Steril. 1998 Jan;69(1):96-101. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(97)00457-3.
• Background Jobanputra K, Toner JP, Denoncourt R, Gibbons WE. Crinone 8% (90 mg) given once daily for progesterone replacement therapy in donor egg cycles. Fertil Steril. 1999 Dec;72(6):980-4. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(99)00390-8.
• Background Damario MA, Barmat L, Liu HC, Davis OK, Rosenwaks Z. Dual suppression with oral contraceptives and gonadotrophin releasing-hormone agonists improves in-vitro fertilization outcome in high responder patients. Hum Reprod. 1997 Nov;12(11):2359-65. doi: 10.1093/humrep/12.11.2359.
• Background de Ziegler D, Fanchin R. Progesterone and progestins: applications in gynecology. Steroids. 2000 Oct-Nov;65(10-11):671-9. doi: 10.1016/s0039-128x(00)00123-9.
• de Ziegler D, Sator M, Binelli D, Leuratti C, Cometti B, Bourgain C, Fu YS, Garhofer G. A randomized trial comparing the endometrial effects of daily subcutaneous administration of 25 mg and 50 mg progesterone in aqueous preparation. Fertil Steril. 2013 Sep;100(3):860-6. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.05.029. Epub 2013 Jun 24.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.