A Randomized Study of Cervical Priming With Misoprostol Prior to Elective First Trimester Pregnancy Termination

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Abortion, Therapeutic

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether misoprostol administered prior to elective first trimester pregnancy has an effect on pain and ease of procedure and complications.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00310921

Run by

Kaiser Permanente

People needed

200

Starts

2001-05-01

Expected to finish

2006-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2007-04-11

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subjects must meet the following inclusion criteria: after completion of a full history and physical exam each subject must be judged physically and mentally stable by the enrolling practitioner; subjects must be between 7 and 11 weeks pregnant and desiring termination. Gestation dating must be based on a reliable menstrual history consistent with a bimanual exam or ultrasound. All subjects must give informed consent after the study has been explained.

You may not qualify if…

• Subject must not have a physical or mental health condition which could be adversely affected by the study drug, including a history of allergy to prostaglandins or, specifically, to misoprostol.

Where it is running

• Kaiser Permanente, Department of OB/GYN — San Francisco, California, United States

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