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Pilot Study of the Addition of Osmotic Dilators to Preparation Prior to Labor Induction Abortion

NCT00855842 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 4

Last updated 2011-07-08

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Summary

One the day prior to medical abortion (labor induction) in the second trimester, insertion of osmotic dilators is added to the routine procedures. The study is to see whether the addition of dilators decreases the abortion time (time for the pregnancy to be expelled)

Conditions

  • Abortion, Induced

Interventions

DEVICE

osmotic dilator insertion

osmotic dilators are placed in the cervix to cause cervical dilation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Boston University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lynn Borgatta, MD, MPH · Boston University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-03-31
Primary Completion
2010-01-31
Completion
2010-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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