NCT02083107

Comparison Between Rectal & Sublingual Misoprostol Before Caesarian Section To Reduce Intra & Post-Operative Blood Loss

COMPARISON BETWEEN RECTAL & SUBLINGUAL MISOPROSTOL BEFORE CAESARIAN SECTION TO REDUCE INTRA & POST-OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2 / Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 636 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ain Shams University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 38 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of the work is to evaluate \& compare the effectiveness of rectally administered PGE1 synthetic analogue (misoprostol) 400 microgram versus sublingually administered misoprostol before caesarean section to decrease blood loss during and after the operation.

Conditions

• Postpartum Hemorrhage

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Misoprostol	Comparison of different routes of administration of 400 micro gram misoprostol
OTHER	Placebo

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-02-01
• Primary completion: 2014-02-01
• Completion: 2014-02-01
• First posted: 2014-03-11
• Last updated: 2015-12-22
• Results posted: 2014-06-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt