E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Healthy volunteer trial, intended indication: Prevention of pregnancy |
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MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 9.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10060346 |
E.1.2 | Term | Transdermal contraception |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
The primary objective of this study is to investigate the effect of the transdermal contraceptive patch (material no. 80876395, FC Patch Low containing 0.55 mg EE and 2.1 mg GSD) on the endometrium. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
The secondary objectives are contraceptive efficacy and safety profile. Additionally, compliance and subjective assessment of the treatment will be evaluated.
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Signed and dated informed consent 2. Healthy woman requesting contraception 3. Age: 18 – 35 years (inclusive); smokers must not be older than 30 years at the time of informed consent 4. Normal cervical smear not requiring further follow-up (a cervical smear has to be taken at screening visit or a normal result has to be documented within the previous 6 months) 5. History of regular cyclic menstrual periods 6. Normal endometrial biopsy not requiring further follow-up.
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Pregnancy or lactation (less than 3 menstrual cycles since delivery, abortion, or lactation before start of treatment) 2. Obesity (Body Mass Index > 30.0 kg/m2) 3. Hypersensitivity to any ingredient of the study drug 4. Significant skin reaction to transdermal preparations or sensitivity to surgical/medical tape 5. Safety relevant laboratory values outside inclusion range before start of treatment 6. Any diseases or conditions that can compromise the function of the body systems and could result in altered absorption, excessive accumulation, impaired metabolism, or altered excretion of the study drug 7. Any diseases or conditions that might interfere with the conduct of the study or the interpretation of the results 8. Any disease or condition that may worsen under hormonal treatment such as: Cardiovascular - presence or a history of venous or arterial thrombotic/thromboembolic events or of a cerebrovascular accident, including prodromi and conditions that could increase the risk to suffer from any of the above mentioned disorders - repeated measurements of systolic blood pressure > 140 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure > 90 mm Hg Liver - presence or history of liver tumors (benign or malignant) - presence or history of severe hepatic disease as long as liver function values have not returned to normal - jaundice and/or pruritus related to cholestasis (Gilbert’s syndrome excepted) - history of cholestatic jaundice associated with pregnancy or previous COC use Metabolic diseases - uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and/or diabetes mellitus with vascular involvement - severe dyslipoproteinemia Other diseases - malignant or premalignant disease - uncontrolled thyroid disorder - severe renal insufficiency or acute renal failure - history of hypertriglyceridemia-associated pancreatitis - pemphigoid gestationis during a previous pregnancy - history of herpes gestationis - otosclerosis-related hearing loss - history of migraine with focal neurologic symptoms - epilepsy - clinically significant depression - hereditary angioedema 9. Undiagnosed abnormal genital bleeding 10. Abuse of alcohol, drugs, or medicines (e.g., laxatives) 11. Other contraceptive methods: - long-acting preparations 12. Any medication that could result in excessive accumulation, impaired metabolism, or altered excretion of the study drug or interfere with the conduct of the study or the interpretation of the results 13. Simultaneous participation in another clinical trial or participation in another clinical trial prior to study entry that might have an impact on the study objectives, at the discretion of the investigator 14. Major surgery scheduled during the study period 15. Subject is a dependent person 16. Inability to cooperate with the study procedures for any reason, including the following examples: language comprehension, psychiatric illness, inability to get to the study site. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Effect on the endometrium at cycle 13 |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | Yes |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.7.1.3 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.7 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 1 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 1 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 7 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 1 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 7 |