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