New birth control ring tested in major trial

NCT ID NCT00455156

Summary

This study tested a new vaginal ring for preventing pregnancy. The ring releases low doses of two hormones over three weeks, then is removed for one week. Researchers enrolled 1,200 healthy women to see how well it worked at preventing pregnancy and to check its safety over one year.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Baystate Medical Center

    Springfield, Massachusetts, 01199, United States

  • California Family Health Council

    Los Angeles, California, 90010, United States

  • Columbia University

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • Contraceptive Research and Programs

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States

  • Jones Institute of Repro Medicine, EVMS

    Norfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States

  • MacDonald Physicians, Inc.

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44124, United States

  • Magee-Womens Hospital

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

  • NYU Medical Center Family Planning Division

    New York, New York, 10016, United States

  • Oregon Health Sciences University

    Portland, Oregon, 97201, United States

  • The Ohio State University

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

  • UT Southwestern Medical Center; Division of Community Women's Health Care

    Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States

  • University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267, United States

  • University of Colorado - Adv. Repro. Med.

    Denver, Colorado, 80010, United States

  • University of Kentucky

    Lexington, Kentucky, 40536-0293, United States

  • University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

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