Australasian Collaborative Trial of Vaginal Progesterone Therapy

ISRCTN ISRCTN20269066
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN20269066
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
01/08/2005
Registration date
19/09/2005
Last edited
18/12/2017
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Neonatal Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English Summary

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Prof Caroline Crowther
Scientific

University of Adelaide
Women's & Children's Hospital
72 King William Road
Adelaide
5006
Australia

Phone +61 (0)8 8161 7647
Email caroline.crowther@adelaide.edu.au

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typePrevention
Scientific titleAustralasian Collaborative Trial of Vaginal Progesterone Therapy
Study hypothesisThe primary hypothesis of this study is that the administration of progesterone to women considered at risk of preterm birth will reduce the risk of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration.
ConditionNeonatal respiratory distress syndrome
InterventionEligible women will be randomised to either 100 mg vaginal progesterone or placebo treatment groups.
Intervention typeDrug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
PhaseNot Specified
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Progesterone
Primary outcome measureNeonatal lung disease
Secondary outcome measures1. Adverse outcomes for the woman
2. Maternal emotional wellbeing
3. Adverse outcomes for the infant
4. Costs of health care
Overall study start date01/10/2005
Overall study end date01/01/2009

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexFemale
Target number of participants984
Participant inclusion criteriaPregnant women with a history of prior spontaneous preterm birth at less than 34 weeks gestation.
Participant exclusion criteriaWomen with preterm prelabour ruptured membranes, active labour (defined as the presence of uterine activity and cervical dilatation greater than 3 cm), known fetal anomaly, or any contraindication to progesterone therapy or to continuation of the pregnancy (e.g. chorioamnionitis requiring delivery).
Recruitment start date01/10/2005
Recruitment end date01/01/2009

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Australia

Study participating centre

University of Adelaide
Adelaide
5006
Australia

Sponsor information

The University of Adelaide (Australia)
University/education

North Terrace
Adelaide
5005
Australia

Phone +61 (0)8 8161 7647
Email caroline.crowther@adelaide.edu.au
Website http://www.adelaide.edu.au/
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Funders

Funder type

Not defined

None to date. Application to National Health and Medical Research Council

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Protocol article protocol 24/02/2009 Yes No
Results article results 26/09/2017 Yes No

Editorial Notes

18/12/2017: publication references added.