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Study aim
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The Determination of the effect of wet cervical and sublingual Misoprostol on duration of abortion in patients candidates for early second Trimester Abortion
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Design
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Clinical trial , with parallel groups, randomized
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Settings and conduct
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This study is performed in Qazvin University of Medical Sciences. In this study, all pregnant women with a gestational age of 12 to 20 weeks who are candidates for legal abortion and referred to Kowsar and Mehregan hospitals in Qazvin are examined and included in the study. This study is performed as a randomized single-blind clinical trial (participant in the project). Data collection is completed by the questioner which is done through a checklist. The sample size was 200 people. If they meet the inclusion criteria,enter the study and are randomly divided into two equal groups a and b.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion Criteria : Unifetal pregnancy , Missed abortion , Fetal malformations , Blighted ovum,Trisomies ,Gestational age ( 12 weeks and less than 12 weeks )
;Exclusion Criteria : Rupture of membrane , History of cesarean section more than once, History of allergy to misoprostol and prostaglandins , Contraindications of prostaglandin use ( like heart disease, kidney disease, history of seizures and hypotension )
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Intervention groups
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Intervention group a:This group will receive 200 micrograms of sublingual Misoprostol brand (Cytotec, Searle, England) with cervical placebo(alborz daroo) . intervention group b: will receive 200 micrograms of cervical Misoprostol (Cytotec, Searle, England) Moisturized with water, with sublingual placebo(alborz daroo). then in both groups, the mentioned dose will be repeated every 4 hours until the abortion and the maximum duration of administration of drug will be up to 48 hours.
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Main outcome variables
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The time interval between induction of abortion and excretion of pregnancy products