Endometrial Safety of a Low Dose of Vagifem® in Postmenopausal Women With Atrophic Vaginitis - Full Text View

Sponsor:	Novo Nordisk
Information provided by:	Novo Nordisk
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00431132

Purpose

This trial is conducted in Europe. The purpose of this study is to evaluate endometrial safety of intravaginal estradiol (Vagifem®) in healthy postmenopausal women having atropic vaginitis.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Atrophic Vaginitis	Drug: estradiol, 10 mcg	Phase III

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Non-Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety Study Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	A 12 Month, Open-label, Multi-center Trial to Investigate the Endometrial Safety of Vagifem Low Dose (10ug 17beta-estradiol Vaginal Tablet) in Postmenopausal Women With Atrophic Vaginitis Symptoms

Resource links provided by NLM:

Drug Information available for: Estradiol Estradiol 3-benzoate Polyestradiol phosphate Depogen Estradiol dipropionate Estradiol cypionate Estradiol valerate Estradiol acetate

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Novo Nordisk:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Endometrial Hyperplasia Based on Histological Assessment of Endometrial Biopsies [ Time Frame: Week 52 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
The endometrial hyperplasia rate was calculated based on the number of patients with endometrial hyperplasia/endometrial carcinoma divided by the total number of subjects with interpretable biopsies at Week 52.

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Transvaginal Ultrasound: Endometrial Thickness [ Time Frame: Week 0, week 52 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Transvaginal ultrasounds were performed at Baseline (Week 0) and Week 52, or at the time of withdrawal in the case of a subject's premature discontinuation. Endometrial thickness, measured (double layer) in mm, were lesser than 4 mm for entry into the trial.

Enrollment:	336
Study Start Date:	January 2007
Study Completion Date:	November 2008
Primary Completion Date:	November 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Vagifem® 10 mcg One 10 mcg (microgram) vaginal tablet of intravaginal estradiol (Vagifem®) once daily for two weeks followed by one 10 mcg vaginal tablet twice weekly for 50 weeks	Drug: estradiol, 10 mcg Tablets, administered intravaginally twice weekly

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	45 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Postmenopausal women whose last menstruation was at least two years prior to the time of screening
At least 1 urogenital symptom (vaginal dryness, vaginal and/or vulvar irritation/itching, vaginal soreness, dysuria, dyspareunia and vaginal bleeding associated with sexual activity
Generally healthy

Exclusion Criteria:

Exposure to exogenous sex steroid hormones (estrogen and/or progestin hormone replacement therapy) within past 3 months

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00431132

Locations

Czech Republic

Prague, Czech Republic
Denmark

Glostrup, Denmark, 2600
Finland

Turku, Finland, 20100
France

Paris, France, 75015
Hungary

Budapest, Hungary
Norway

Trondheim, Norway, NO-7012
Sweden

Uppsala, Sweden

Sponsors and Collaborators

Novo Nordisk

Investigators

Study Director:

Michaela Eugster-Hausmann, MD

Novo Nordisk FemCare AG

More Information

Additional Information:

Clinical Trials at Novo Nordisk This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided by Novo Nordisk

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Simon J, Nachtigall L, Ulrich LG, Eugster-Hausmann M, Gut R. Endometrial safety of ultra-low-dose estradiol vaginal tablets. Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Oct;116(4):876-83.

Responsible Party:	Public Access to Clinical Trials, Novo Nordisk A/S
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00431132 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	VAG-1748, 2006-001629-24
Study First Received:	February 2, 2007
Results First Received:	February 7, 2011
Last Updated:	November 18, 2011
Health Authority:	France: Afssaps - French Health Products Safety Agency; Denmark: Danish Medicines Agency; Hungary: National Institute of Pharmacy; Finland: Finnish Medicines Agency; Czech Republic: State Institute for Drug Control; Norway: Norwegian Medicines Agency; Sweden: Medical Products Agency

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Vaginitis
Atrophy
Vaginal Diseases
Genital Diseases, Female
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical
Estradiol
Polyestradiol phosphate
Estradiol valerate
Estradiol 3-benzoate
Estradiol 17 beta-cypionate

Estrogens
Hormones
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
Contraceptive Agents
Reproductive Control Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Contraceptive Agents, Female

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