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Comparison of Laminaria and Misoprostol for Cervical Preparation Before Second Trimester Surgical Abortion

NCT01678703 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 84

Last updated 2012-09-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study compares the effectiveness of cervical preparation before second trimester abortion using laminaria versus vaginal Misoprostol.

The investigators hypothesize that medical preparation of the cervix with vaginal Misoprostol is superior to mechanical preparation using laminaria.

The investigators believe that medical preparation makes the procedure easier to perform, equally safe, without addition of pain or discomfort.

Conditions

  • Induced; Abortion, Nonmedical

Interventions

DEVICE

Laminaria, MedGyn Products, Inc. USA.

Insertion of Hygroscopic laminarias into the cervical canal for preparation prior to late surgical abortion. The number of laminarias is according to the cervical compliance.

DRUG

Misoprostol

Cervical preparation with vaginal Misoprostol 600 mcg overnight the day before the abortion

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wolfson Medical Center

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Ron Sagiv, MD · Tel Aviv University, Sackler Medical School, Israel

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-11-30
Primary Completion
2010-06-30
Completion
2010-06-30

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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