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| Name | Class |
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| Hospital Padre Hurtado | OTHER |
| Hospital San Borja-Arriaran | OTHER |
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Twin pregnancies have very high preterm delivery rate. Until now, no RCT has proven benefit of progesterone in this population. In contrast, singleton pregnancies are treated with this hormone. The objective is to compare 180mg/day progeterone vaginal gel with 180mg/day with placebo, from 18 weeks to 34 weeks. The sample size was calculated and 213 cases in each group are needed to demonstrate a reduction of preterm delivery <34weeks from 13% to 7%.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progesterone | Experimental | Daily administration of vaginal progesterone, 180mg, in gel, from 18 weeks to 34 weeks. |
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| Placebo | Placebo Comparator | Placebo Gel, for daily use from 18 weeks to 34 weeks. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progesterone | Drug | Vaginal progesterone gel 180mg/daily is given from second trimester (18 to 24 weeks) until 34 weeks. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Preterm delivery <34 weeks | Spontaneous labor under 34 weeks. | 14 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Preterm delivery <37 weeks | Spontaneous delivery under 37 weeks | 14 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Neonatal mortality | Dead of the newborn, due to preterm delivery | 14 months |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D047928 | Premature Birth |
| D005330 | Fetofetal Transfusion |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D007752 | Obstetric Labor, Premature |
| D007744 | Obstetric Labor Complications |
| D011248 | Pregnancy Complications |
| D005261 | Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D011374 | Progesterone |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D011282 | Pregnenediones |
| D011283 | Pregnenes |
| D011278 | Pregnanes |
| D013256 | Steroids |
| D000072473 |
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| Placebo | Drug |
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| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
| D000751 | Anemia, Neonatal |
| D000740 | Anemia |
| D006402 | Hematologic Diseases |
| D006425 | Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases |
| D007232 | Infant, Newborn, Diseases |
| D009358 | Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities |
| Fused-Ring Compounds |
| D011083 | Polycyclic Compounds |
| D003339 | Corpus Luteum Hormones |
| D042341 | Gonadal Hormones |
| D006728 | Hormones |
| D006730 | Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists |
| D045167 | Progesterone Congeners |
| D012739 | Gonadal Steroid Hormones |