NCT04602052

Comparison of Surgical Versus Medical Termination of Pregnancy Between 13-20 Weeks of Gestation in Ethiopia

Comparison of Surgical Versus Medical Termination of Pregnancy Between 13-20 Weeks of Gestation in Ethiopia: A Quasi-experimental Study.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 279 (actual)
• Sponsor: St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine the safety and effectiveness of dilation and evacuation for surgical abortion as compared to medical abortion

Detailed description

All patients with a gestational age between 13-20 weeks are fully counseled on the risks and benefits and given the option of medical or surgical abortion. Those who choose medical abortion receive mifepristone 200 mg on day 1 and are appointed to return to SPHMMC 24-48 hours later for admission and misoprostol administration. Those who chose surgical abortion are given mifepristone 200 mg with or without laminaria and appointed to return the next day for surgical abortion.

Conditions

• Termination of Pregnancy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Dilation and evacuation	Abortion is termination of pregannacy by evaccuating the uterus using either medical or surgical technique

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-11-01
• Primary completion: 2019-10-31
• Completion: 2019-10-31
• First posted: 2020-10-26
• Last updated: 2020-10-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Ethiopia