A Prospective Randomized Comparison Trial on the Use of Mifepristone With Sublingual or Buccal Misoprostol for Medical Abortions of Less Than 9 Weeks Gestation

NCT01156688 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2011-08-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The primary objective of this study is to compare the incidence of side effects of buccal and sublingual misoprostol when combined with mifepristone for medical abortions of less than 9 weeks gestation. The secondary outcome is to compare the complete abortion rate and induction-abortion interval between the two methods of administration of misoprostol.

Conditions

  • Abortion, Legal

Interventions

DRUG

Misoprostol

sublingual 800mcg misoprostol 48 hours after oral 200mg mifepristone

DRUG

Misoprostol

buccal misoprostol 800mcg 48 hours after oral 200mg mifepristone

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joyce Chai, MBChB · The University of Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-08-31
Primary Completion
2011-08-31
Completion
2011-08-31

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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