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NCT02623881
Cervical Pessary vs. Vaginal Progesterone for Preventing Premature Birth in IVF Twin Pregnancies
NA trial testing Cervical pessary in Pregnancy in 300 participants. Completed in 2 November 2017.
2 November 2017
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Vietnam National University |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 300 |
| Start date | 4 March 2016 |
| Primary completion | 2 November 2017 |
| Estimated completion | 2 November 2017 |
| Sites | 1 location across Vietnam |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Cervical pessary
- Vaginal progesterone — full drug profile →
Conditions studied
- Pregnancy — all drugs for Pregnancy →
Sponsor
Vietnam National University
Who can join
18 and older, female only, with Pregnancy. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
To compare the effectiveness of cervical pessary (Arabin) and vaginal progesterone for preventing premature birth in twin pregnancies after IVF
Publications & conference data
6 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Pessary Compared With Vaginal Progesterone for the Prevention of Preterm Birth in Women With Twin Pregnancies and Cervical Length Less Than 38 mm: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Dang VQ, Nguyen LK, Pham TD, He YTN, et al · · 2019 · cited 31× · PMID 30741812 · DOI 10.1097/aog.0000000000003136 -
Prenatal administration of progestogens for preventing spontaneous preterm birth in women with a multiple pregnancy.
Dodd JM, Grivell RM, OBrien CM, Dowswell T, et al · · 2017 · cited 25× · PMID 29086920 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd012024.pub2 -
Controversies about the Secondary Prevention of Spontaneous Preterm Birth.
Kyvernitakis I, Maul H, Bahlmann F. · · 2018 · cited 16× · PMID 29962517 · DOI 10.1055/a-0611-5337 -
Prenatal administration of progestogens for preventing spontaneous preterm birth in women with a multiple pregnancy.
Dodd JM, Grivell RM, OBrien CM, Dowswell T, et al · · 2019 · cited 14× · PMID 31745984 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd012024.pub3 -
Development of children born to women with twin pregnancies treated with cervical pessary or vaginal progesterone: Follow-up of a randomized controlled trial.
Tran VTT, Nguyen NA, Nguyen NT, Vo TTM, et al · · 2023 · cited 5× · PMID 36905390 · DOI 10.1111/aogs.14545 -
Long-term development of children born to women with twin pregnancies treated with cervical pessary or vaginal progesterone: follow-up of a randomized controlled trial
Tran V, Nguyen N, Nguyen N, Vo T, et al · · 2024 · DOI 10.22541/au.170669485.50507524/v1
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02623881 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Vietnam National University
- Last refreshed: 22 December 2017
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