Vaginal PROgesterone as Maintenance Treatment After an epISode of prEterm Labor (PROMISE Study)

Summary

Eligible patients will be informed and asked to enroll in the study at hospital admission. A transvaginal ultrasound examination will be performed to determine cervical length. If an eligible woman accepts to participate, patient will be randomized to one of the study arms assigned in a double blind basis. Patient will receive the medication (vaginal capsule of progesterone or placebo). The patient will administer herself one vaginal capsule in a daily basis since gestational age of 36 weeks and 6 days as the primary endpoint is to demonstrate that the use of a maintenance treatment with vaginal progesterone is able to reduce the incidence of preterm birth before 34.0 and 37.0 gestational weeks. After delivery, perinatal and neonatal data will be collected.

Timeline

Start

2008-06

Primary completion

2012-05

Completion

2012-05

Drugs

Indications