New birth control pill study halted early – what we know
NCT ID NCT05264506
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new combined oral contraceptive pill containing nomegestrol acetate and estradiol (NOMAC-E2) to prevent pregnancy. It enrolled over 3,000 women aged 14 to 35 who were at risk of pregnancy and wanted contraception. The trial was terminated early, so final results on effectiveness and safety are not available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nomegestrol acetate and estradiol (combined oral contraceptive pill)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this pill could offer another safe and effective birth control option for women.
- What could go wrong
- The study was terminated early, so results are incomplete. As with any hormonal contraceptive, side effects like blood clots, mood changes, or irregular bleeding are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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3,055 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2022
- Finished
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Jan 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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14 to 35 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Postmenarcheal, premenopausal female aged 14 to 35 years (inclusive) * At risk for pregnancy (including heterosexual vaginal intercourse at least once a month and not sterilized). * No desire for pregnancy within 1 year following screening and is not intending to use any other form of contraception * Good physical and mental health * History of regular menstrual cycles prior to the use of any hormonal contraceptive. * Able and willing to adhere study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Current known or expected pregnancy * History of subfertility or infertility * Less than 2 normal menstrual cycles following recent pregnancy of gestational age * Breastfeeding within 2 months of study drug start * Known HIV infection * Untreated gonorrhea, chlamydia, or trichomonas * abnormal PAP within timeline of standard of care guidelines * Unexplained/unresolved abnormal vaginal bleeding * Presence/history of VTE, ATE, transient ischemic attack, angina pectoris, or claudication * Higher risk for VTE * Uncontrolled or severe hypertension * Severe dyslipoproteinemia * History of migraine with aura or focal neurological symptoms * Diabetes mellitus (with either end-organ involvement or \>20 years duration) * Multiple cardiovascular risk factors * History of pancreatitis associated with severe hypertriglyceridemia * Presence/history of clinically significant liver disease * History of malabsorptive surgical procedures * History of malignancy in last 5 years * Presence/history of meningioma * Disease that may worsen under hormonal treatment * Presence/history of severe depression (unless currently stable and asymptomatic) * Known allergy/sensitivity to NOMAC-E2 * Drug or alcohol abuse/dependence in last 2 years * Clinically relevant abnormal lab result at screening * Expected use of other contraceptive medications or medications that induce liver enzymes during study * Used another investigational drug within 2 months of study drug start
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Accel Research Sites - St. Petersburg Clinical Research Unit
Largo, Florida, 33777, United States
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Accurate Clinical Research, Inc
Houston, Texas, 77065, United States
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Admed Research, LLC
Miami, Florida, 33173, United States
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Advanced Investigative Medicine, Inc
Hawthorne, California, 90250, United States
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Agile Clinical Research Trials, LLC
Atlanta, Georgia, 30328, United States
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Alabama Clinical Therapeutics, LLC
Birmingham, Alabama, 35235, United States
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Albuquerque Clinical Trials, Inc
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87102, United States
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Alliance Research Institute, LLC
Canoga Park, California, 91304, United States
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Alliance for Multispecialty Research
Tempe, Arizona, 85281, United States
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Alliance for Multispecialty Research, LLC
Mobile, Alabama, 36608, United States
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Alliance for Multispecialty Research, LLC
Coral Gables, Florida, 33134, United States
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Alliance for Multispecialty Research, LLC
Fort Myers, Florida, 33912, United States
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Alliance for Multispecialty Research, LLC
El Dorado, Kansas, 67042, United States
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Alliance for Multispecialty Research, LLC
Newton, Kansas, 67114, United States
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Alliance for Multispecialty Research, LLC
Wichita, Kansas, 67205, United States
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Alliance for Multispecialty Research, LLC
Wichita, Kansas, 67207, United States
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Alliance for Multispecialty Research, LLC
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70119, United States
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Alliance for Multispecialty Research, LLC
Kansas City, Missouri, 64114, United States
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Alliance for Multispecialty Research, LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89119, United States
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Alliance for Multispecialty Research, LLC
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37909, United States
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Alliance for Multispecialty Research, LLC
Norfolk, Virginia, 23502, United States
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Alliance for Multispecialty Research, LLC - Lexington
Lexington, Kentucky, 40509, United States
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Altus Research, Inc.
Lake Worth, Florida, 33461, United States
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Avantis Clinical Research, LLC
Miami, Florida, 33155, United States
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Bosque Women's Care
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87109, United States
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CMR of Greater New Haven, LLC
Hamden, Connecticut, 06517, United States
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Carolina Institute For Clinical Research
Fayetteville, North Carolina, 28303, United States
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Carolina Women's Research and Wellness Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27713, United States
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Cedar Health Research
Dallas, Texas, 75251, United States
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Chattanooga Medical Research, LLC
Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37404, United States
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Clinical Research Center of Florida
Pompano Beach, Florida, 33060, United States
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Clinical Research of Philadelphia, LLC
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19114, United States
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Clinical Trial Network
Houston, Texas, 77074, United States
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Comprehensive Clinical Research, LLC
West Palm Beach, Florida, 33409, United States
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Continental Clinical Solutions
Towson, Maryland, 21204, United States
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Desert Clinical Research, LLC/CCT Research
Mesa, Arizona, 85213, United States
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Eclipse Clinical Research
Tucson, Arizona, 85745, United States
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Empire Clinical Research
Pomona, California, 91767, United States
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Essential Women's Health Associates
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89113, United States
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Exordia Medical Research, Inc
Fall River, Massachusetts, 02723, United States
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Gardens Medical Center / Alliance Research Institute
Bell Gardens, California, 90201, United States
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Genoma Research Group, Inc.
Miami, Florida, 33173, United States
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Healthcare Clinical Data, Inc.
North Miami, Florida, 33161, United States
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Helios Clinical Research
Burleson, Texas, 76028, United States
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Helios Clinical Research
Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States
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Helios Clinical Research - Weatherford
Weatherford, Texas, 76086, United States
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Infinite Clinical Trials
Morrow, Georgia, 30260, United States
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Innovation Medical Research Center
Palmetto Bay, Florida, 33157, United States
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Javara Inc
Houston, Texas, 77054, United States
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Javara Inc
Sugar Land, Texas, 77478, United States
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Javara Inc / Privia Medical Group Georgia, LLC
Pooler, Georgia, 31322, United States
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Javara Research
Stephenville, Texas, 76401, United States
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Javara Research
Forest, Virginia, 24551, United States
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Jubilee Clinical Research, Inc
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106, United States
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Leavitt Clinical Research
Idaho Falls, Idaho, 83404, United States
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M3 Wake Research, Inc
Raleigh, North Carolina, 27612, United States
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Marvel Clinical Research
Huntington Beach, California, 92647, United States
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Meridian Clinical Research, LLC
Vestal, New York, 13850, United States
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Mesa Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Mesa, Arizona, 85206, United States
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Miami Clinical Research
Miami, Florida, 33155, United States
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NECCR PrimaCare Research, LLC
Fall River, Massachusetts, 02721, United States
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New Age Medical Research Corporation
Miami, Florida, 33186, United States
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New Phase Research & Development
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37909, United States
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Noble Clinical Research
Tucson, Arizona, 85704, United States
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OB-GYN Associates of Mid-Florida, PA
Leesburg, Florida, 34748, United States
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OB/GYN Associates of Erie
Erie, Pennsylvania, 16507, United States
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Om Research LLC
Lancaster, California, 93534, United States
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Physicians' Research Options / Red Rocks OB/GYN
Lakewood, Colorado, 80228, United States
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Planned Parenthood of Northern, Central, and Southern New Jersey
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, 08861, United States
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Precision Trials AZ, LLC
Phoenix, Arizona, 85032, United States
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Quality Research of South Florida
Miami Lakes, Florida, 33016, United States
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Quantum Clinical Trials
Miami Beach, Florida, 33140, United States
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R & B Medical Center LLC
Tampa, Florida, 33614, United States
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SEC Clinical Research
Dothan, Alabama, 36305, United States
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Seattle Clinical Research Center
Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States
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Sensible Healthcare LLC
Ocoee, Florida, 34761, United States
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Southern Clinical Research Associates
Metairie, Louisiana, 70001, United States
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Spotlight Research Center, LLC
Miami, Florida, 33176, United States
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Tekton Research, Inc
Austin, Texas, 78705, United States
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Tekton Research, Inc
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Texas Health Care, PLLC d/b/d Privia Medical Group - North Texas
Rowlett, Texas, 75088, United States
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The Iowa Clinic
Ankeny, Iowa, 50023, United States
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Tidewater Clinical Research
Norfolk, Virginia, 23502, United States
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Universal Axon Clinical Research, LLC
Doral, Florida, 33166, United States
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University of Cincinnati Physicians
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research
Mobile, Alabama, 36608, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research
Denver, Colorado, 80209, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research
Lafayette, Louisiana, 70508, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research
Metairie, Louisiana, 70006, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research
Slidell, Louisiana, 70458, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research
Gulfport, Mississippi, 39503, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research
Grand Island, Nebraska, 68803, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research
Hastings, Nebraska, 68901, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research
Omaha, Nebraska, 68134, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research - Covington
Covington, Louisiana, 70433, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research - Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona, 85006, United States
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Venus Gynecology, LLC
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 29572, United States
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WR-Medical Center For Clinical Research - San Diego
San Diego, California, 92120, United States
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WR-Medical Research Center of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee, 38120, United States
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WR-Mount Vernon Clinical Research, LLC
Sandy Springs, Georgia, 30328, United States
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WR-Women's Health Care Research, LLC
San Diego, California, 92111, United States
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Wasatch Clinical Research
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84107, United States
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Women's Healthcare Associates P.A.
Idaho Falls, Idaho, 83404, United States
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