Evaluation of Telemedicine Medical Abortion Service in Ecuador
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Conditions studied: Pregnancy
In brief
This research seeks to demonstrate that a telemedicine model for the provision of legal abortion services in Ecuador is safe, feasible and acceptable to users requesting a medication abortion and who are less than 12 weeks pregnant.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06270056
- Run by
- Gynuity Health Projects
- People needed
- 100
- Starts
- 2024-07-24
- Expected to finish
- 2025-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2024-10-15
Who can join
Age: 15 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Woman is seeking abortion care and wants to use telemedicine service for her medication abortion procedure.
- Woman has access to an internet connection or a device that allows remote consultation.
- Woman is 15 years of age or older.
- Woman can provide an address to which abortion medications will be mailed.
- Woman reports having no contraindications to a medical abortion.
- The study provider does not suspect ectopic pregnancy or a nonviable pregnancy.
- The gestational age allows sufficient time for the woman to take the misoprostol no later than 84 days of gestation.
- A feasible plan is made that the woman agrees to confirm complete abortion and to seek care to manage incomplete abortion complications.
- The woman understands the study procedures and is likely to comply with study instructions and has granted informed consent to participate in the study.
You may not qualify if…
- Medically ineligible for procedure.
- Provider determines that a medical abortion using the telemedicine approach is not appropriate for that person.
Where it is running
- El Comité de Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos de Ecuador (CODESER) — Ambato, Ecuador (enrolling)
- Cemoplaf — Quito, Ecuador (enrolling)
- Federación Nacional de Obstetrices y Obstetras del Ecuador (FENOE) — Quito, Ecuador (enrolling)
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