Intrauterine Contraception (IUC) After Medical Abortion

Early Versus Delayed Insertion of Intrauterine Contraception After Medical Abortion- a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01537562

Enrollment

129

Registered

2012-02-23

Start date

2007-02-28

Completion date

2010-10-31

Last updated

2012-02-23

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Conditions

IUC Insertion After Medical Abortion

Keywords

Copper IUD, LNG-IUS, intrauterine contraception, medical abortion, postabortion contraception

Brief summary

Today a large proportion of early abortions are medical, in accordance to the woman's choice. The main objective of the present study was to compare, in a randomised fashion, initiation of intrauterine contraception (IUC) at about 1 week versus 3 to 4 weeks post medical abortion with regard to expulsions and safety.

Interventions

OTHERTiming of IUC insertion

Patients randomised to early insertion had their IUC inserted on day 5-9 after mifepristone treatment while patients randomised to delayed insertion had the IUC insertion at about 3 to 4 weeks after mifepristone.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* age above 18 * elective medical abortion up to 9 weeks (63 days) of amenorrhea * general good health and * good understanding of Swedish language.

Exclusion criteria

* pathological pregnancies or abnormality of the uterus * complications after the medical abortion, such as on-going pregnancy retained gestational sac or endometritis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Expulsion	6 months after IUC insertion	Expulsions are recorded up to 6 months after the IUC insertion

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
PID	within 6 months of IUC insertion	Pelvic inflammatory disease reported or diagnosed at FU
serum hemoglobin	4 weeks post IUC insertion	S-Hb was measured at IUC insertion and at 4 weeks post insertion
Compliance	6 months	impact on the number of women who return for IUC insertion, and compliance with IUC use during the first 6 months following insertion
Bleeding patterns	4 weeks	Bleeding patterns during the first 4 weeks post IUC insertion

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 25, 2026