Acceptability of Long-term Progestin-only Contraception in Europe
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00931827 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : July 2, 2009
Last Update Posted : December 24, 2013
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Contraception | Drug: Levonorgestrel IUS (Mirena, BAY86-5028) Drug: Implanon (Etonogestrel) |
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 436 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | Acceptability of Long-term Progestin-only Contraception in Europe |
Study Start Date : | January 2008 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | November 2011 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | November 2011 |

Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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Group 1 |
Drug: Levonorgestrel IUS (Mirena, BAY86-5028)
Patients under daily life treatment receiving Mirena according to local drug information. |
Group 2 |
Drug: Implanon (Etonogestrel)
Patients under daily life treatment receiving Implanon according to local drug information. |
- Continuation rate [ Time Frame: At 24 months ]
- Continuation rate [ Time Frame: At 12 months ]
- Bleeding intensity, dysmenorrhea, and user satisfaction (questionnaires completed by patient) [ Time Frame: Initial and after 3, 6, 12 and 24 months ]
- Cumulative discontinuation rate for unintended pregnancy, bleeding problems, other medical reasons, for non-medical reasons [ Time Frame: At 24 months ]
- Incidence of Adverse Events, Serious Adverse Events [ Time Frame: During 24 months ]
- The return to fertility of women discontinuing the method for wish for pregnancy [ Time Frame: 12 months after discontinuation ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 20 Years to 35 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Women aged 20-35 in good general health requesting contraception
- Women who have used short-acting hormonal contraception (combined or progestogen-only pills, vaginal ring or contraceptive patch) for at least 3 cycles immediately before entering the study and opting to change to either Mirena or Implanon for contraception
- Women who have given a written informed consent to participate in the study (if applicable)
Exclusion Criteria:
- The contraindications and warnings of the respective Summary of Product Characteristics (Mirena or Implanon) must be followed. The decision to start Mirena or Implanon has to be made clearly before the decision to include patients in the study
- Patients who are breast-feeding at time of inclusion for the study will also be excluded since breast-feeding affects the bleeding pattern

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00931827
France | |
Many Locations, France | |
Ireland | |
Many Locations, Ireland | |
Slovakia | |
Many Locations, Slovakia | |
United Kingdom | |
Many Locations, United Kingdom |
Study Director: | Bayer Study Director | Bayer |
Additional Information:


Responsible Party: | Bayer |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00931827 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
14688 MA0801 ( Other Identifier: company internal ) 14239 ( Other Identifier: company internal ) 14177 ( Other Identifier: company internal ) 14176 ( Other Identifier: company internal ) 14016 ( Other Identifier: company internal ) |
First Posted: | July 2, 2009 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 24, 2013 |
Last Verified: | December 2013 |
Keywords provided by Bayer:
Contraception |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Levonorgestrel Etonogestrel Progestins Contraceptive Agents, Female Contraceptive Agents Reproductive Control Agents |
Physiological Effects of Drugs Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic Contraceptives, Oral Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists |