A Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Effects of a 91-day Oral Contraceptive on Bone Mineral Density in Adolescent Females

NCT00924560 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1361

Last updated 2014-10-22

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Summary

This study is being conducted to compare the effects of a 91-day oral contraceptive (OC) to a 28-day OC regimen on bone mineral density (BMD) in adolescent females.

Conditions

  • Bone Mineral Density

Interventions

DRUG

91-day Levonorgestrel Oral Contraceptive

Levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol 0.15/0.03 mg and ethinyl estradiol 0.01 mg tablet. Take 1 tablet daily

DRUG

28-day Levonorgestrel Oral Contraceptive

Levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol 0.10/0.02 mg tablet and placebo. Take 1 tablet daily

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Duramed Research

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Jen Henrick · Teva GBP

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-06-30
Primary Completion
2012-08-31
Completion
2012-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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