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Obesity, Oral Contraception, and Ovarian Suppression (20/30)

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Carolyn L. Westhoff, Columbia University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00827632
First received: January 21, 2009
Last updated: December 11, 2012
Last verified: December 2012
History of Changes
Results First Received: October 11, 2010  
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized;   Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study;   Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment;   Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor);   Primary Purpose: Prevention
Condition: Ovarian Suppression
Interventions: Drug: Low dose formulation
Drug: High dose formulation

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Recruitment Details
Key information relevant to the recruitment process for the overall study, such as dates of the recruitment period and locations
Participant-related activities were conducted between July 2006-December 2008 in New York City

Pre-Assignment Details
Significant events and approaches for the overall study following participant enrollment, but prior to group assignment
Eligible women were aged 18-35 years with a recent history of regular, spontaneous menstrual cycles, and agreed to use an Oral Contraceptive Pill (OCP) for 3 to 4 months and undergo eight biweekly study visits during the third or fourth OCP cycle.

Reporting Groups
  Description
Normal Weight Participants with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 19-24.9.
Obese Participants with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30-39.9.

Participant Flow:   Overall Study
    Normal Weight     Obese  
STARTED     128     98  
COMPLETED     106     75  
NOT COMPLETED     22     23  
Lost to Follow-up                 8                 12  
Early withdrawal                 14                 11  



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Reporting Groups
  Description
Normal Weight Participants with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 19-24.9.
Obese Participants with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30-39.9.
Total Total of all reporting groups

Baseline Measures
    Normal Weight     Obese     Total  
Number of Participants  
[units: participants]
 		  106     75     181  
Age  
[units: participants]
 		     
<=18 years     0     0     0  
Between 18 and 65 years     106     75     181  
>=65 years     0     0     0  
Gender  
[units: participants]
 		     
Female     106     75     181  
Male     0     0     0  
Race/Ethnicity, Customized  
[units: Participants]
 		     
Hispanic or Latino     19     19     38  
Non-Hispanic African American     30     23     53  
Non-Hispanic White     33     11     44  
Non-Hispanic Asian     14     1     15  
Non-compliant OCP users (dropped from analysis)     10     21     31  
Oral Contraceptive Pill Compliance  
[units: Participants]
 		     
Consistent Users     96     54     150  
Inconsistent Users     4     9     13  
Nonusers     6     12     18  



  Outcome Measures

1.  Primary:   Risk of Oral Contraceptive (OC) Failure Due to Less Contraceptive-mediated Ovarian Suppression.   [ Time Frame: Up to 8 biweekly visits from start of OCP therapy ]
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2.  Secondary:   Possible Changes in Lipid or Carbohydrate Metabolism in Obese Versus Normal Weight Oral Contraceptive (OC) Users.   [ Time Frame: Screening and follow-up 1 ]
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3.  Secondary:   Pharmacokinetics of 15 Obese Weight and 15 Normal Weight Women on Combined Oral Contraceptives.   [ Time Frame: 24 hours during week 3 of follow-up cycle ]
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Certain Agreements:  
Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.
There is NOT an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.


Limitations and Caveats
Limitations of the study, such as early termination leading to small numbers of participants analyzed and technical problems with measurement leading to unreliable or uninterpretable data
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Results Point of Contact:  
Name/Title: Carolyn Westhoff
Organization: Columbia University
phone: 212-305-4805
e-mail: clw3@columbia.edu


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Responsible Party: Carolyn L. Westhoff, Columbia University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00827632     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: AAAB4823, R01HD045786
Study First Received: January 21, 2009
Results First Received: October 11, 2010
Last Updated: December 11, 2012
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board