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TerminatedNCT03373422AKRENDO1Updated Oct 3, 2019

A Study to Test Whether Study Drug BAY1128688 Brings Pain Relief to Women With Endometriosis and if so to Get a First Idea Which Dose(s) Work Best

A Phase 2 interventional study of BAY1128688 and Placebo in Endometriosis, sponsored by Bayer. Terminated at 68 sites in 13 countries. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-10-03.

Sponsored by Bayer · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Study BAY1128688/17472 (AKRENDO 1) was terminated early on 20 July 2018 due to hepatotoxicity

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Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
121
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-14

Among 27 studies in Endometriosis by Bayer — none open to participants now, none under way, none of them phase 3. Endometriosis · Bayer.

Enrollment
7th of 20
121 · median 68
Started
2017
with 1 other
Phase 2
6 of 27
none open now
Registered
16th of 27
by date

Among the 27 studies in Endometriosis by Bayer, this one is the 7th largest by enrollment of the 20 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 2 that started in 2017, is one of 6 in phase 2, and was the 16th registered.

Endometriosis

921 studies on the registry are indexed under Endometriosis; 267 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

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Who these studies take

Of the 178 Endometriosis studies recruiting now, 52 (29%) set no upper age limit and 124 (70%) stop at 75 or younger; 18 take children under 18; 39 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years and older · female · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

Purpose of the study is to test whether study drug BAY1128688 brings relief for pain to women with endometriosis and if so to get a first impression which dose(s) work best.

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Conditions studied

  • Endometriosis

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Women of at least 18 years of age at the time of signing of
  • Women with endometriosis confirmed by at least one of the two criteria:

    • surgery within the last 10 years
    • imaging within the last 12 months
  • moderate to severe pelvic pain which will be assessed over a period of 28 days
  • Willingness to use only ibuprofen as rescue pain medication for endometriosis-associated pelvic pain
  • Willingness to use non-hormonal barrier method for (here spermicide-coated condoms) from screening visit until the end of the study (unless adequate contraception is achieved by vasectomy of the partner or use of copper intrauterine device [IUD] or commitment to abstinence) and refrain from using hormonal contraception

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy or lactation (more than three months since delivery, abortion, or lactation before start of treatment) AND no wish for pregnancy during the study
  • Altered metabolism and liver function at Visit 1
  • Requirement to use pain medications for reasons other than endometriosis
  • to using ibuprofen
  • Signs of hyperandrogenism
  • Absence of menstrual cycles and/or abnormal vaginal/genital bleeding
  • History of hysterectomy, tubal-ligation or bilateral ovariectomy
  • Uncontrolled thyroid disorder
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(4)

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Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Bilirubin

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Criteria often allow more for people with Gilbert’s syndrome, a harmless inherited condition that raises bilirubin.

Contraindication

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
121 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    BAY1128688 (dose 1)

    One BAY1128688 tablet (lowest dose) in the morning, one placebo tablet in the evening

    Drug: BAY1128688 · Drug: Placebo

  • Experimental
    BAY1128688 (dose 2)

    One BAY1128688 tablet (first intermediate dose) in the morning, one placebo tablet in the evening

    Drug: BAY1128688 · Drug: Placebo

  • Experimental
    BAY1128688 (dose 3)

    One BAY1128688 tablet (second intermediate dose) in the morning, one placebo tablet in the evening

    Drug: BAY1128688 · Drug: Placebo

  • Experimental
    BAY1128688 (dose 4)

    One BAY1128688 tablet (second intermediate dose) in the morning and one in the evening

    Drug: BAY1128688

  • Experimental
    BAY1128688 (dose 5)

    One BAY1128688 tablet (highest dose) in the morning and one in the evening

    Drug: BAY1128688

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    One placebo tablet in the morning and one in the evening

    Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • DrugBAY1128688

    Various dosing OD (once daily) and BID (twice daily)

  • DrugPlacebo

    Matching placebo tablets

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Absolute change in mean pain of the 7 days with worst EAPP comparing the 28-day baseline cycle (baseline period of daily pain recordings) to the 28-day end of treatment cycle (daily pain recordings during the last 28 days of the treatment period)

    EAPP: endometriosis-associated pelvic pain, measured on the NRS (Numerical Rating Scale) by item 1 of the ESD (Endometriosis Symptom Diary)

    Time frame: 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events

    Time frame: 18 weeks

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Study locations

68 sites
  • Kepler Universitätsklinikum
    Linz, Oberösterreich 4020, Austria
  • Medizinische Universität Graz
    Graz, Steiermark 8036, Austria
  • Landeskrankenhaus - Universitätskliniken Innsbruck
    Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
  • Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien
    Wien, 1090, Austria
  • AZ Jan Palfijn Gent
    Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen 9000, Belgium
  • CU Saint-Luc/UZ St-Luc
    Bruxelles - Brussel, 1200, Belgium
  • Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
    Genk, 3600, Belgium
  • CHU de Tivoli
    La Louviere, 7100, Belgium
  • Gynekologie MEDA s.r.o.
    Brno, 602 00, Czechia
  • GYN-F s.r.o.
    Hradec Kralove, 500 03, Czechia
  • G-Centrum Olomouc s.r.o. Dr. Skrivanek
    Olomouc, 772 00, Czechia
  • Centrum gynekologicke rehabilitace
    Pisek, 39701, Czechia
  • GynCare MUDr. Michael Svec s.r.o.
    Plzen, 326 00, Czechia
  • Dr. Smrhova-Kovacs
    Tabor, 39003, Czechia
  • Aarhus Universitetshospital, Skejby
    Aarhus N, 8200, Denmark
  • H:S Rigshospitalet
    København Ø, DK-2100, Denmark
  • HUS / Naistenklinikka
    Helsinki, 00290, Finland
  • Keski-Suomen keskussairaala
    Jyväskylä, 40620, Finland
  • Lääkäriasema Cantti Oy
    Kuopio, 70110, Finland
  • Lääkärikeskus Gyneko
    Oulu, 90100, Finland
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire - Angers
    Angers, 49100, France
  • Cochin - Paris
    Paris, 75674, France
  • Vincentius-Diakonissen-Kliniken gAG
    Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg 76199, Germany
  • Praxisklinik am Rosengarten
    Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg 68165, Germany
  • Klinikum rechts der Isar
    München, Bayern 81675, Germany
  • Praxis Hr. Dr. A. Gerick
    Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen 52072, Germany
  • Praxis Hr. Dr. S. Fiedler
    Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen 52074, Germany
  • Frauenarztpraxis Dr. Wolfgang Clemens
    Stolberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen 52222, Germany
  • Praxis f. Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe
    Bernburg, Sachsen-Anhalt 06406, Germany
  • Frauenarztpraxis Dr. Wetzel
    Blankenburg, Sachsen-Anhalt 38889, Germany
  • Praxis Hr. Prof. Dr. A. Ebert
    Berlin, 10787, Germany
  • Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin (CBF)
    Berlin, 12200, Germany
  • Semmelweis University
    Budapest, 1082, Hungary
  • Semmelweis University
    Budapest, 1085, Hungary
  • Bajcsy Zsilinszky Korhaz-Rendelointezet
    Budapest, 1106, Hungary
  • Robert Karoly Magankorhaz
    Budapest, 1135, Hungary
  • NAP - Rendelo, Private Clinic
    Debrecen, 4028, Hungary
  • Debreceni Egyetem Klinikai Kozpont
    Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
  • SZTE ÁOK Szent Györgyi Albert Klinikai Kozpont
    Szeged, 6725, Hungary
  • Fejer Megyei Szent Gyorgy Egyetemi Oktato Korhaz
    Szekesfehervar, 8000, Hungary
  • Casa di Cura Privata Malzoni - Villa dei Platani
    Avellino, Campania 83100, Italy
  • A.O.U. di Bologna Policlinico S.Orsola Malpighi
    Bologna, Emilia-Romagna 40138, Italy
  • A.S.U. Integrata di Udine
    Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia 33100, Italy
  • Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli
    Roma, Lazio 00168, Italy
  • IRCCS A.O.U. San Martino IST Ist. Nazionale Ricerca Cancro
    Genova, Liguria 16132, Italy
  • A.O.U. Careggi
    Firenze, Toscana 50134, Italy
  • A.O.U. Senese
    Siena, Toscana 53100, Italy
  • A.O.U. Integrata Verona
    Verona, Veneto 37126, Italy
  • Flevoziekenhuis
    Almere, 1315 RA, Netherlands
  • Isala
    Zwolle, 8025 AB, Netherlands
  • CLINICAL MEDICAL RESEARCH Sp. z o. o.
    Katowice, 40-001, Poland
  • Vita Longa Sp. z o.o.
    Katowice, 40-748, Poland
  • Prywatny Gabinet Lekarski Ginekologia, Poloznictwo i Ultr.
    Lodz, 90-602, Poland
  • Specjalistyczny Gabinet Ginekologiczno-Polozniczy
    Lublin, 20-064, Poland
  • NZOZ NOVITA, Specjalistyczne Gabinety Lekarskie
    Lublin, 20-632, Poland
  • VitroLive Sp. z o.o.
    Szczecin, 70-483, Poland
  • Twoja Przychodnia - Szczecinskie Centrum Medyczne
    Szczecin, 71-434, Poland
  • NZOZ Zieniewicz Medical
    Warszawa, 02-201, Poland
  • Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona
    Barcelona, 08036, Spain
  • Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
    Madrid, 28041, Spain
  • Hospital Universitario "La Paz"
    Madrid, 28046, Spain
  • Hospital Regional de Málaga
    Málaga, 29010, Spain
  • Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío
    Sevilla, 41013, Spain
  • Hospital General Universitario de Valencia
    Valencia, 46014, Spain
  • York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    York, North Yorkshire YO318HE, United Kingdom
  • Liverpool Womens Hospital
    Liverpool, L8 7SS, United Kingdom
  • Norfolk and Norwich Hospital
    Norwich, NR4 7UY, United Kingdom
  • Whiston Hospital
    Prescot, L35 5DR, United Kingdom
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Nov 2017 to primary completion in Jul 2018, 7 months.

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Registered
Nov 23, 2017
First posted
Dec 14, 2017
StartActual
Nov 30, 2017
Primary completionActual
Jul 23, 2018
CompletionActual
Oct 22, 2018
Last update
Oct 3, 2019
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 3, 2019, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03373422
Lead sponsor
Bayer
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 14, 2017
Start date
Nov 30, 2017
Primary completion
Jul 23, 2018
Completion
Oct 22, 2018
Last update
Oct 3, 2019

Study contacts

Bayer Study Director
study director · Bayer

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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