Endometrial Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
hysteroscopy, misoprostol
Brief summary
The objective of this study is to compare the efficacy of oral, sublingual, vaginal, and no misoprostol prior to operative hysteroscopy in premenopausal women.
Detailed description
The route of administration of misoprostol for cervical dilatation prior to operative hysteroscopy can be oral, vaginal, or sublingual. However, it is still unclear which route is more effective and less harmful for cervical dilation prior to operative hysteroscopy in premenopausal women. Furthermore, there have been no studies comparing among oral, sublingual, and vaginal misoprostol, no medication (control) in these women. The objective of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of oral, sublingual, vaginal, and no misoprostol prior to operative hysteroscopy in premenopausal women.
Interventions
DRUGOral misoprostol
Patients were randomly allocated at the outpatient department into 4 groups with a ratio of 1:1:1:1: the oral, sublingual, vaginal, and no misoprostol group received all 400 μg of misoprostol (two tablets of Cytotec; 200 μg). All misoprostol tablets were identical and patients were blinded to group allocation
Patients were randomly allocated at the outpatient department into 4 groups with a ratio of 1:1:1:1: the oral, sublingual, vaginal, and no misoprostol group received all 400 μg of misoprostol (two tablets of Cytotec; 200 μg). All misoprostol tablets were identical and patients were blinded to group allocation
DRUGVaginal misoprostol
Patients were randomly allocated at the outpatient department into 4 groups with a ratio of 1:1:1:1: the oral, sublingual, vaginal, and no misoprostol group received all 400 μg of misoprostol (two tablets of Cytotec; 200 μg). All misoprostol tablets were identical and patients were blinded to group allocation
DRUGControl
The control group was not given any cervical priming agents or placebo.
Sponsors
CHA University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Symptomatic patients that were suspected as having intrauterine pathology, such as submucosal myoma, endometrial polyp or other endometrial pathological findings based on the transvaginal ultrasound, were enrolled. Inclusion criteria were as follows: women who were of reproductive age (i.e., were premenopausal) and were not pregnant at the time of presentation (i.e., negative for urine pregnancy test or last menstrual period within the last 4 weeks). -
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| the preoperative cervical width | just before the operation (From finish of anesthesic induction to introduction of a rigid resectoscope with 10-mm outer sheath diameter in uterine cavity) | The primary outcome measure was the preoperative cervical width at the time of operation. The cervical width was assessed by performing cervical dilation, starting with a number 10 Hegar dilator and subsequently inserting smaller Hegar dilators until dilator could pass through the internal os without resistance. The largest one that could be passed was recorded as the initial cervical width. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| misoprostol-associated side effects | before the procedures |
Countries
South Korea
Outcome results
None listed