Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02901561
Comparison Between 2 Doses of Misoprostol Before Intrauterine Device
Comparison Between 2 Different Doses of Vaginal Misoprostol Before Intrauterine Device Insertion in Parous Women
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 2 / Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 212 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Assiut University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- 20 Years – 49 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of the investigators' study was to evaluate whether misoprostol will improve pain scores .
Detailed description
an intrauterine device can cause pain and discomfort in several ways: Use of the tenaculum to grasp the cervix and straighten the uterus for proper insertion; trans-cervical actions including measuring uterine depth, inserting the intrauterine device insertion tube, and removing the tube; and placement of the device in the uterus.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | misoprostol 200 | |
| DRUG | misoprostol 400 |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2016-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2016-12-01
- Completion
- 2017-01-01
- First posted
- 2016-09-15
- Last updated
- 2017-03-14
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Egypt
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02901561. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.