Oral Progestogen Supplementation in the Prevention of Recurrent Uterine Contraction in Preterm Labor

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of oral progesterone supplementation in preterm labor on the prevention of recurrent uterine contraction and prolonging pregnancy period, and its side effect.

Timeline

Start

2014-08

Primary completion

2015-06

Completion

2015-06

Publications

• Background Preterm birth. In: Cunningham FG, Leveno KJ, Bloom SL, Hault JC, Rouse DJ, Spong CY, editors. Williams Obstetrics. 23rd ed. McGraw-Hill; 2010. p. 804-831.
• Background American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; Committee on Practice Bulletins-Obstetrics. ACOG practice bulletin no. 127: Management of preterm labor. Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Jun;119(6):1308-17. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31825af2f0.
• Background Committee on Practice Bulletins-Obstetrics, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Practice bulletin no. 130: prediction and prevention of preterm birth. Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Oct;120(4):964-73. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182723b1b. No abstract available.
• Background Di Renzo GC, Giardina I, Clerici G, Mattei A, Alajmi AH, Gerli S. The role of progesterone in maternal and fetal medicine. Gynecol Endocrinol. 2012 Nov;28(11):925-32. doi: 10.3109/09513590.2012.730576.
• Background Norwitz ER, Caughey AB. Progesterone supplementation and the prevention of preterm birth. Rev Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Summer;4(2):60-72.
• Background Omar MH, Mashita MK, Lim PS, Jamil MA. Dydrogesterone in threatened abortion: pregnancy outcome. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2005 Dec;97(5):421-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2005.08.013. Epub 2005 Nov 15.
• Background Carp H. A systematic review of dydrogesterone for the treatment of threatened miscarriage. Gynecol Endocrinol. 2012 Dec;28(12):983-90. doi: 10.3109/09513590.2012.702875. Epub 2012 Jul 16.
• Background Queisser-Luft A. Dydrogesterone use during pregnancy: overview of birth defects reported since 1977. Early Hum Dev. 2009 Jun;85(6):375-7. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2008.12.016. Epub 2009 Feb 3.
• Results Dodd JM, Crowther CA, Cincotta R, Flenady V, Robinson JS. Progesterone supplementation for preventing preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2005 Jun;84(6):526-33. doi: 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2005.00835.x.
• Results Borna S, Sahabi N. Progesterone for maintenance tocolytic therapy after threatened preterm labour: a randomised controlled trial. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2008 Feb;48(1):58-63. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2007.00803.x.
• Results Sharami SH, Zahiri Z, Shakiba M, Milani F. Maintenance therapy by vaginal progesterone after threatened idiopathic preterm labor: a randomized placebo-controlled double-blind trial. Int J Fertil Steril 2010;4:45-50.
• Results Arikan I, Barut A, Harma M, Harma IM. Effect of progesterone as a tocolytic and in maintenance therapy during preterm labor. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2011;72(4):269-73. doi: 10.1159/000328719. Epub 2011 Nov 12.
• Results Bomba-Opon DA, Kosinska-Kaczynska K, Kosinski P, Wegrzyn P, Kaczynski B, Wielgos M. Vaginal progesterone after tocolytic therapy in threatened preterm labor. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Jul;25(7):1156-9. doi: 10.3109/14767058.2011.629014. Epub 2012 Apr 3.
• Results Areia A, Fonseca E, Moura P. Progesterone use after successful treatment of threatened pre-term delivery. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2013 Oct;33(7):678-81. doi: 10.3109/01443615.2013.820266.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.