Evening Primrose Oil Efficacy in Second Trimester Abortion

Sponsor
Ain Shams University (Other)
Overall Status
Unknown status
CT.gov ID
NCT03698734
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

efficacy of evening primrose oil in shortening the duration of induction in 2nd trimesteric missed abortion

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Drug: Evening primrose oil(EPO)
  • Drug: Placebo - Cap
Phase 3

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Anticipated Enrollment :
100 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Double (Participant, Care Provider)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
Effect of Adding Evening Primrose Oil to Misoprostol in Second Trimester Abortion
Anticipated Study Start Date :
Nov 1, 2018
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Nov 1, 2019
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Nov 1, 2019

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Active Comparator: Evening primrose oil

Drug: Evening primrose oil(EPO)
primiparous women with missed abortion between(13 to 24 weeks) will receive 1 capsule of EPO( 1000mg) in addition to misopristol

Placebo Comparator: placebo

Drug: Placebo - Cap
primiparous women with missed abortion between(13 to 24 weeks) will receive 1 capsule of placebo in addition to misopristol

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. duration of medical induction of abortion [up to 1 week]

    time needed for complete expulsion of fetus and placenta

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to 35 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:
Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:
  • Primiparous women
Exclusion Criteria:
  • Previous uterine incision( Cs, myomectomy,)

  • Contraindications to medical or surgical uterine evacuations (eg, hemodynamically unstable, coagulopathy)

  • Evidence of intra-uterine infection

  • Rupture of fetal membranes.

  • Intrauterine device in place.

  • Allergy to prostaglandins or EPO

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 AinShams university maternity hospital Cairo Abbassya Egypt 11566

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Ain Shams University

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Radwa Rasheedy Ali, Principal Investigator, Ain Shams University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT03698734
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • ASU obstetrics hosp
First Posted:
Oct 9, 2018
Last Update Posted:
Oct 9, 2018
Last Verified:
Oct 1, 2018
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
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Study Results

No Results Posted as of Oct 9, 2018