The Efficacy Of Diclectin® For Nausea And Vomiting Of Pregnancy

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Diclectin® (doxylamine succinate USP 10 mg and pyridoxine HCl 10 mg) is more effective at controlling the nausea and vomiting of pregnancy than a placebo.

Timeline

Start

2008-01

Primary completion

2009-07

Completion

2009-12

Publications

• Persaud N, Meaney C, El-Emam K, Moineddin R, Thorpe K. Doxylamine-pyridoxine for nausea and vomiting of pregnancy randomized placebo controlled trial: Prespecified analyses and reanalysis. PLoS One. 2018 Jan 17;13(1):e0189978. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189978. eCollection 2018.
• Koren G, Clark S, Hankins GD, Caritis SN, Umans JG, Miodovnik M, Mattison DR, Matok I. Demonstration of early efficacy results of the delayed-release combination of doxylamine-pyridoxine for the treatment of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2016 Nov 24;16(1):371. doi: 10.1186/s12884-016-1172-9.
• Koren G, Hankins GD, Clark S, Caritis SN, Miodovnik M, Umans JG, Mattison DR. Effectiveness of doxylamine-pyridoxine for morning sickness. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 May;214(5):664-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.01.186. Epub 2016 Feb 1. No abstract available.
• Koren G, Clark S, Hankins GD, Caritis SN, Umans JG, Miodovnik M, Mattison DR, Matok I. Maternal safety of the delayed-release doxylamine and pyridoxine combination for nausea and vomiting of pregnancy; a randomized placebo controlled trial. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2015 Mar 18;15:59. doi: 10.1186/s12884-015-0488-1.
• Matok I, Clark S, Caritis S, Miodovnik M, Umans JG, Hankins G, Mattison DR, Koren G. Studying the antiemetic effect of vitamin B6 for morning sickness: pyridoxine and pyridoxal are prodrugs. J Clin Pharmacol. 2014 Dec;54(12):1429-33. doi: 10.1002/jcph.369. Epub 2014 Aug 7.
• Costantine MM, Matok I, Chiossi G, Clark S, Miodovnik M, Umans JG, Caritis S, Hankins GD, Koren G. Determinants of adherence to delayed-release doxylamine and pyridoxine in patients with nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. Ther Drug Monit. 2012 Oct;34(5):569-73. doi: 10.1097/FTD.0b013e31826e7997.
• Koren G, Clark S, Hankins GD, Caritis SN, Miodovnik M, Umans JG, Mattison DR. Effectiveness of delayed-release doxylamine and pyridoxine for nausea and vomiting of pregnancy: a randomized placebo controlled trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Dec;203(6):571.e1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.07.030. Epub 2010 Sep 16.

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