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. 2022 May 13;2022(5):CD013525. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013525.pub2

Raymond 2013.

Study characteristics
Methods RCT
Participants 228 (117 therapeutic ibuprofen, 111 prophylactic ibuprofen)
250 women undergoing first‐trimester abortion with mifepristone and misoprostol at 3 clinics
Interventions Women were assigned to 1 of 2 ibuprofen regimens: therapeutic (800 mg every 4‐6 h as needed for pain) or prophylactic (800 mg starting 1 h before the misoprostol dose, then every 4‐6 h for 48 h egardless of pain, then as needed)
Outcomes Pain score, GI side effects, complete abortion 
Notes Trial registration: NCT01457521 (prospective)
Dates: October 2011–December 2012
Funding: Society of Family Planning and an anonymous donor
Conflicts of Interest: none disclosed
Contact made to gather missing data: no further data available

GI: gastrointestinal; RCT: randomised controlled trial