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Vaginal Progesterone for the Prevention of Preterm Birth in Twins — POPPET  

Premature Birth Clinical Trial

Official title:
Vaginal Progesterone for the Prevention of Preterm Birth in Twins: A Pilot Randomised, Factorial Designed Trial (POPPET)

Clinical Trial Summary

This trial is a randomised, multi-centre, 2 x 2 factorial designed pilot trial with two factors of 200mg vs. 400mg progesterone self-administered daily from 11-14 weeks' gestation vs. 20-24 weeks' gestation, to compare the median gestational age (in days) at delivery between the comparison groups.

Clinical Trial Description

Randomised studies in singleton pregnancies suggest that the risk of preterm birth can be decreased by using of progesterone. However, in twin pregnancies, no significant reduction in preterm birth has been demonstrated in any trial. One explanation for the lack of benefit of progesterone in previous twin studies may result from a suboptimal dosage. The investigators therefore hypothesize that progesterone dosages that are sufficient for singleton pregnancies are insufficient for twins and this is likely to be one of the reasons why prophylactic progesterone has failed to reduce preterm birth in twins. Another possible explanation for the negative findings in previous twin studies may result from administration beginning too late in the second-trimester. It is thought that the mechanism of preterm birth in twin pregnancies is more strongly related to exaggerated uterine distension, which may override any benefit of progesterone on the cervix after a threshold has been reached. It is also plausible that cervical shortening occurs earlier in twin pregnancies than with singletons, and that treatment is required before a threshold of shortening is reached or before any inflammation-mediated component to the initiation of preterm birth has been established as the biological mechanisms by which preterm birth occurs differ from those in singleton pregnancies. ;

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Clinical Trial Details
NCT number NCT03540225
Study type Interventional
Source Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Status Withdrawn
Phase Phase 3
Start date April 2020
Completion date December 2022
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