Safer contraception? new pill aims to lower artery risks
NCT ID NCT07536763
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 3 trial compares a new combined oral contraceptive pill (estetrol-drospirenone) to a standard one (ethinylestradiol-levonorgestrel) in 98 women aged 18-49. Researchers will measure artery function, blood pressure, and metabolic markers over 12 months to see if the new pill has fewer vascular risks. The goal is to find a safer contraceptive option.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Estetrol-drospirenone (a new combined oral contraceptive pill)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that the new pill is safer for the heart and blood vessels than current options, offering a better choice for contraception.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial (98 participants) comparing two pills, not testing a cure. Results may not apply to all women, and the new pill could still carry risks.
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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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About 98 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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18 to 49 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Aged between 18 and 49 years inclusive * Considering to use the COC pill for contraception or treatment of menstrual disorders Exclusion Criteria: * Being diagnosed with menopause * Having contraindications to COC, including (but not confined to) hypertension, diabetes mellitus with complications, history of ischaemic heart disease, thromboembolism, stroke, severe liver disease, oestrogen-sensitive cancers, undiagnosed abnormal uterine bleeding, smokers aged 35 years or above, or having body mass index \>=35 kg/m2 * Planning to get pregnant in the coming 1 year * Having been pregnant in the past 3 months * Having been on COC or hormone replacement therapy in the past 3 months (those who had been on these agents can stop these for 3 months as wash-out period before being recruited; this concurs with other similar studies in the literature) * Having been on anti-hypertensive, anti-diabetic or lipid-lowering agents in the past 3 months * Refusal to randomization
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