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Combined Oral Contraceptives and Fluoxetine Versus Combined Oral Contraceptives in Severe Premenstrual Syndrome

NCT02488538 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2017-01-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Three hundred women with severe premenstrual syndrome will be divided into 3 groups using computer generated random numbers. Group 1 will receive COC containing drospirenone (drospirenone 3mg+Ethinylestradiol 0.03mg; Yasmin® ScheringAG, Egypt) daily for 21 days starting from the 3rd day of menstruation in addition to oral fluoxetine 20 mg daily. Group 2 will receive COC containing drospirenone daily for 21 days starting from the 3rd day of menstruation in addition to a daily oral placebo similar in size, color and structure to fluoxetine . Group 3 will receive oral placebo similar to COC daily for 21 days starting from the 3rd day of menstruation in addition to a daily oral placebo similar in size, color and structure to fluoxetine.

Conditions

  • Premenstrual Syndrome

Interventions

DRUG

Combined oral contraceptives

Women will receive COC containing drospirenone daily for 21 days starting from the 3rd day of menstruation

DRUG

Fluoxetine

women will receive oral fluoxetine 20 mg daily

DRUG

Combined oral contraceptives placebo

women will receive oral placebo similar to COC daily for 21 days starting from the 3rd day of menstruation

DRUG

Fluoxetine placebo

women will receive a daily oral placebo similar in size, color and structure to fluoxetine.

PROCEDURE

Daily record of severity of problems

Women will record their symptoms daily using the daily record of severity of symptoms.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-07-31
Primary Completion
2017-07-31

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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