About this trial
A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial, the goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of doxycycline alone versus doxycycline plus medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) in women with chronic endometritis (CE), and to assess subsequent reproductive outcomes. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups and will receive the assigned treatment. Participants will be followed for reproductive outcomes, including pregnancy , ongoing pregnancy, spontaneous miscarriage, and live birth.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
women aged 20-45 years;
plans to conceive within 12 months;
chronic endometritis(CE) confirmed by endometrial CD138 immunohistochemistry (IHC);
a diagnosis of recurrent reproductive failure(RRF);
Disqualifiers
acute genital tract infection, gynecologic malignancy, endometrial hyperplasia, or uterine fibroids;
pregnancy or lactation;
contraindications to hysteroscopy or anesthesia;
use of antibiotics, glucocorticoids, estrogens, or progestins within 3 months before trial initiation;
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Doxycycline combined with Medroxyprogesterone
Drugdoxycycline 200 mg/day (100 mg twice daily) combined with medroxyprogesterone acetate(MPA) 24 mg/day (8 mg three times daily) for 14 days
Doxycycline combined with placebo
Drugdoxycycline 200 mg/day (100 mg twice daily) with placebo 24 mg/day (8 mg three times daily) for 14 days
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Cure rate of chronic endometritis
Secondary outcomes
pregnancy rate
Pregnancy was defined as a pregnancy confirmed after completion of treatment, including biochemical pregnancy. Only the first pregnancy after completion of treatment was included in the analysis.
Live birth rate
Live birth was defined as delivery of a live infant at or beyond 24 weeks of gestation. Only the first pregnancy after completion of treatment was included in the analysis.
Rate of pregnancy loss
Pregnancy loss was defined as spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before 24 weeks of gestation. Only the first pregnancy after completion of treatment was included in the analysis.
sustained pregnancy rate
Sustained pregnancy was defined as a pregnancy lasting for at least 12 weeks of gestation. Only the first pregnancy after completion of treatment was included in the analysis.
Sponsors and contacts
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Fang Wang
Lead sponsor
Lanzhou University Second Hospital
Sponsor institution