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Subdermal Implant-bioabsorbable Gestrinone Pellet for Endometriosis Pelvic Pain Treatment
Sponsor: Science Valley Research Institute
Summary
Pelvic pain is considered a symptom of multifactorial origin among which Endometriosis is the main gynecological cause affecting 5-10% of worldwide women in their reproductive years, negatively impacting their quality of life and work efficiency. Treatment of endometriosis-associated pelvic pain is challenging and there are surgical and/or hormonal treatments available with variable endpoints. Gestrinone is a synthetic derivative of 19-nortestosterone with anti-estrogen, anti-progestin, androgenic, and weak estrogen-like action. Previous studies show that the oral treatment with Gestrinone induced an improvement in symptoms associated with endometriosis but with adverse events such as androgenization and uterine bleeding. Parenteral administration of Gestrinone could be effective to treat pain symptoms secondary to endometriosis and minimize these adverse events. This study evaluates the safety and tolerability of subdermal implant-bioabsorbable gestrinone pellet use in women with pelvic pain secondary to endometriosis after 6 months of Gestrinone pellet insertion versus placebo pellet. PK profile of the gestrinone pellet will be monitored.
Official title: A Phase II, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind, Multicenter Study to Investigate the Safety and Exploratory Efficacy of a Subdermal Implant-bioabsorbable Gestrinone Pellet for Pelvic Pain Secondary to Endometriosis Treatment
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - 50 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
100
Start Date
2023-02-13
Completion Date
2025-10-31
Last Updated
2026-06-03
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Gestrinone
The intradermal gestrinone/placebo pellet will be inserted on the same day as the levonorgestrel intrauterine hormonal device (Kyleena®)
Placebo
Subdermal implant-bioabsorbable placebo pellet (cholesterol)
Locations (1)
Science Valley Research Institute
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil