Side Effects and Adherence Associated With Doxycycline Use Following Medical Abortion

Completed

Conditions studied: Abortion

In brief

The effectiveness of antibiotic treatment at reducing post-abortion infection is unclear. The experiences of women prescribed routine antibiotics after medical abortion is missing from the existing evidence. This study seeks to add to the literature evidence of the side effects associated with antibiotic treatment that women experience and their adherence to prescribed regimens.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT01799252
Run by: Gynuity Health Projects
People needed: 582
Starts: 2012-11-01
Expected to finish: 2013-12-01
Last updated by the study team: 2014-02-03

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

Women who are having MA at the study clinic and are willing to complete a self-administered, computer-based questionnaire 7-14 days after taking mifepristone
Women who can read English or Spanish
In the doxycycline arm: Women who have been prescribed doxycycline

You may not qualify if…

Women who were treated with antibiotics for a medical condition unrelated to their medical abortion between the initial visit and follow-up appointment
Women who have previously enrolled in this study

Where it is running

Feminist Women's Health Center — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Family Planning Associates — Chicago, Illinois, United States
Planned Parenthood Mid and South Michigan — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Planned Parenthood MN, ND, SD — Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Family Practice and Sidney Hillman Family Practice at the Institute for Family Health — New York, New York, United States
NYU/Bellevue Hospital Center, Women's Health Center — New York, New York, United States
Cedar River Clinic — Renton, Washington, United States

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