Medical treatments for incomplete miscarriage (less than 24 weeks)

. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 3.

Published in final edited form as: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Jan 20;(1):CD007223. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007223.pub2

Trial name or title	Is misoprostol a safe alternative to manual vacuum aspiration in women with incomplete abortions in developing countries?
Methods	Evaluator-blinded, single centre, randomised controlled non-inferiority trial
Participants	Women with first trimester pregnancy loss.
Interventions	Intervention: sublingual misoprostol - 600 ug (3 doses of 200 ug each every 4 hours) Comparison: surgery (MVA).
Outcomes	Ultrasonagraphic thickness; change in Hb; pain; adverse effects; women’s satisfaction and acceptability
Starting date	11 February 2008.
Contact information	Dr Regina Unkels, PO Box 97, Lindi, Tanzania.
Notes	Study No: ISRCTN65305620 Website: www.tgpsh.or.tz

MVA: manual vacuum aspiration