NCT02141321

Sub Lingual Misoprostol Before IUD Insertion in Women With Only Previous Cesarean Section

SUB LINGUAL MISOPROSTOL PRIOR TO IUD INSERTION IN WOMEN WITH ONLY PREVIOUS CESARIAN SECTION: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2 / Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 124 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ain Shams University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of the work is to evaluate the efficacy of the sub lingual prostaglandin E1 synthetic analogue (misoprostol) before IUD insertion to facilitate the procedure in patients delivered before only by cesarean section.

Detailed description

The study will be conducted at Ain Shams University Maternity Hospital. 124 women candidate for Cu T 380A IUD insertion will be enrolled in the study. Half of them will receive 400 micro gram of misoprostol (Sigma) sub lingually and the other half will receive the placebo two hours before IUD insertion.

Conditions

• IUD Insertion

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Misoprostol
DRUG	Placebo

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-05-01
• Primary completion: 2015-01-01
• Completion: 2015-01-01
• First posted: 2014-05-19
• Last updated: 2015-03-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt