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NCT number NCT04856306
Other study ID # STUDY00002872
Secondary ID
Status Active, not recruiting
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date April 12, 2021
Est. completion date August 30, 2025

Study information

Verified date April 2022
Source Medstar Health Research Institute
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a prospective cohort study comparing the novel FDA-approved oral GnRH antagonist ORIAHNN (elagolix, estradiol, and norethindrone acetate capsules; elagolix capsules) to uterine artery embolization (UAE) or myomectomy (abdominal, laparoscopic, or hysteroscopic) for treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding due to leiomyomas. Uterine leiomyomas, also called fibroids, are hormone-dependent growths in the uterine muscle that are common in reproductive-age women (1). Leiomyomas can often lead to heavy menstrual bleeding. Definitive treatment for abnormal uterine bleeding due to leiomyomas is hysterectomy, but for patients who desire uterine conservation, a variety of treatment options exist. Regulation of menses with combined oral contraceptives or progestin only oral formulations are generally considered first line treatment but are not curative or effective for many patients. Another treatment option is a myomectomy, which is the surgical resection or removal of myomas. Myomectomy can be performed via hysteroscopy or laparoscopy, or by a vaginal or an abdominal approach. The route of removal depends on myoma location and patient symptoms. Another treatment option is Uterine fibroid or uterine artery embolization (UFE/UAE). UAE is a minimally invasive procedure where permanent particles are delivered to and block/embolize the blood supply to the myoma via a fluoroscopy directed arterial catheter. This typically leads to a decrease in fibroid size and associated bleeding (2). ORIAHNN, an oral GnRH antagonist that was FDA-approved in 2020, has demonstrated significant decrease in myoma-associated heavy menstrual bleeding compared to placebo (1) but has not been compared to other standard of care interventions. The primary objective of this study is to compare this novel medication to the common AUB-L treatments UAE and Myomectomy.


Description:

Uterine fibroids, or leiomyomas, are common benign tumors in reproductive-age women. While many women with fibroids are asymptomatic, 20-50% of women may have bulk symptoms, such as pelvic pressure, urinary or gastrointestinal symptoms, and/or heavy menstrual bleeding (3-4). Heavy menstrual bleeding can lead to severe anemia requiring treatment, which has negative health and economic consequences (4). Fibroids are also associated with infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss (3). Symptom character and severity depend on fibroid size and location, and they can have a significant effect on women's quality of life. Fibroid growth is dependent on estrogen and progesterone, thus common medical management of symptoms uses hormonal agents, such as oral contraceptives, selective progesterone receptor modulators, GnRH agonists, and intrauterine devices (3). Nonhormonal medical methods include tranexamic acid, an antifibrinolytic agent that reduces menstrual blood loss, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, which reduce blood loss and improve pain relief (3). Medical management is generally the first treatment strategy for symptomatic fibroids, but definitive treatment is via a hysterectomy. A hysterectomy is the most common surgical treatment of fibroids, but for women who desire to preserve the uterus, other surgical options are available (4, 5). A myomectomy removes fibroids employing either hysteroscopic, laparoscopic, abdominal approaches, or a combination of these methods. Another option for fibroid management is uterine fibroid or uterine artery embolization (UFE/UAE). This minimally invasive procedure uses a catheter to inject permanent particles inside uterine arteries to occlude the blood supply to the fibroid(s). Both myomectomy and UAE have high patient satisfaction rates. Both modalities also carry the risk of necessitating future interventions if symptoms are not controlled or if fibroids recur (5). Patients who undergo UAE have a slightly higher risk of further interventions compared to myomectomy (5). For women who do not desire any type of surgical intervention or the UAE procedure, a new type of medical treatment has become available. Oriahnn, produced by AbbVie, is a combination of elagolix, an oral nonpeptide GnRH antagonist, and add-back therapy with estradiol and norethindrone (1, 4). It is administered at a total daily dose of 600mg: 300mg elagolix with add-back therapy in the morning and 300mg elagolix alone at night (4). Elagolix results in rapid, reversible suppression of gonadotrophin and ovarian sex hormones, and was first approved for treatment of endometriosis-associated pain (4). The side effects of elagolix are related to the creation of the hypoestrogenic state and are mitigated with add-back therapy (4). The dose and formula in Oriahnn showed a significant decrease in menstrual blood loss compared to placebo with a favorable safety profile but has never been compared to any other treatment for fibroids (4). It is FDA-approved for a treatment duration of 24 months (1).


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Active, not recruiting
Enrollment 300
Est. completion date August 30, 2025
Est. primary completion date June 30, 2025
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender Female
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: Patients with heavy menstrual bleeding and uterine fibroids documented on imaging who are seeking treatment, and after completing standard counseling, chose either ORIAHNN, UAE, or myomectomy. If the patient has used hormonal treatments for fibroids in the past, a wash-out period of at least 3 months duration must be performed prior to study participation. If the patient has had a myomectomy of any type in the past, a period of at least 6 months must have passed since the surgery prior to study participation. Exclusion Criteria: pregnancy, presence of persistent (defined as present on 2 or more consecutive ultrasounds) or complex ovarian cyst, active cancer, history of osteoporosis, current pelvic inflammatory disease, history of liver or renal failure, presence of coagulopathy that is unable to be corrected, or untreated thyroid disease, and having previously been treated with UAE, GnRH antagonist, or myomectomy within the past 6 months.

Study Design


Intervention

Other:
Groups 1 and 2 myomectomy and uterine artery embolization, respectively, are surgical/procedure
See previous descriptions
Drug:
Elagolix Oral Product
See group 3 description

Locations

Country Name City State
United States MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington District of Columbia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Medstar Health Research Institute

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (10)

Broder MS, Goodwin S, Chen G, Tang LJ, Costantino MM, Nguyen MH, Yegul TN, Erberich H. Comparison of long-term outcomes of myomectomy and uterine artery embolization. Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Nov;100(5 Pt 1):864-8. — View Citation

De La Cruz MS, Buchanan EM. Uterine Fibroids: Diagnosis and Treatment. Am Fam Physician. 2017 Jan 15;95(2):100-107. Review. — View Citation

Goodwin SC, Bradley LD, Lipman JC, Stewart EA, Nosher JL, Sterling KM, Barth MH, Siskin GP, Shlansky-Goldberg RD; UAE versus Myomectomy Study Group. Uterine artery embolization versus myomectomy: a multicenter comparative study. Fertil Steril. 2006 Jan;85(1):14-21. — View Citation

Gupta JK, Sinha A, Lumsden MA, Hickey M. Uterine artery embolization for symptomatic uterine fibroids. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Dec 26;(12):CD005073. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005073.pub4. Review. — View Citation

Larsen L, Coyne K, Chwalisz K. Validation of the menstrual pictogram in women with leiomyomata associated with heavy menstrual bleeding. Reprod Sci. 2013 Jun;20(6):680-7. doi: 10.1177/1933719112463252. Epub 2012 Nov 27. — View Citation

Magnay JL, Nevatte TM, O'Brien S, Gerlinger C, Seitz C. Validation of a new menstrual pictogram (superabsorbent polymer-c version) for use with ultraslim towels that contain superabsorbent polymers. Fertil Steril. 2014 Feb;101(2):515-22. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.10.051. Epub 2013 Dec 12. — View Citation

Schirf BE, Vogelzang RL, Chrisman HB. Complications of uterine fibroid embolization. Semin Intervent Radiol. 2006 Jun;23(2):143-9. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-941444. — View Citation

Schlaff WD, Ackerman RT, Al-Hendy A, Archer DF, Barnhart KT, Bradley LD, Carr BR, Feinberg EC, Hurtado SM, Kim J, Liu R, Mabey RG Jr, Owens CD, Poindexter A, Puscheck EE, Rodriguez-Ginorio H, Simon JA, Soliman AM, Stewart EA, Watts NB, Muneyyirci-Delale O — View Citation

Spies JB, Coyne K, Guaou Guaou N, Boyle D, Skyrnarz-Murphy K, Gonzalves SM. The UFS-QOL, a new disease-specific symptom and health-related quality of life questionnaire for leiomyomata. Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Feb;99(2):290-300. — View Citation

Wyatt KM, Dimmock PW, Walker TJ, O'Brien PM. Determination of total menstrual blood loss. Fertil Steril. 2001 Jul;76(1):125-31. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Change in Menstrual blood loss Raw values and quantitative change in menstrual blood loss per month from patient's baseline 12 months
Secondary UFS-QOL Score Raw score and change in overall health-related quality of life score from UFS-QOL from patient's baseline at 3, 6, and 12-month intervals 12 months
Secondary Menopausal symptoms Raw score and change in overall menopausal symptoms score based on Menopausal Symptoms questionnaire from patient's baseline at 3, 6, and 12-month intervals 12 months
Secondary Hemoglobin value Hemoglobin laboratory values collected prior to treatment initiation and at 3-, 6-, 9-, and 12-month intervals. 12 months
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