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. 2019 Jun 17;2019(6):CD002253. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002253.pub4

El Shahawy 2016.

Trial name or title Sublingual versus vaginal misoprostol in medical treatment of first trimestric missed miscarriage
Methods Single‐blind, randomised, parallel‐assignment trial
Participants Inclusion criteria
  1. All women above 18 years of age

  2. Less than 12 weeks of gestation

  3. Pregnancy is confirmed by pregnancy test or ultrasound scan

  4. Missed abortion

  5. Normal general and gynaecological examination

  6. The size of the uterus on pelvic examination was compatible with the estimated duration of pregnancy

Interventions Sublingual misoprostol versus vaginal misoprostol
Outcomes Primary outcome: completeness of abortion (expulsion of products of conception by visual inspection
Starting date January 2016
Contact information Ahmed Abdel Shafy El Shahawy, Ains Sham University
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