Postpartum Hemorrhage
Conditions
Brief summary
The objective of this study is to compare two community-level strategies: either selective, early administration of 800 mcg sublingual misoprostol to women for secondary prevention of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) or universal use of 600 mcg oral misoprostol at the time of delivery for prophylaxis of PPH. The significance of this cluster randomized non-inferiority trial is its potential to inform service delivery programs on clinical outcomes, program feasibility, cost, and acceptability of two different community models of PPH care using misoprostol.1. The study hypothesizes that a service delivery model that administers misoprostol for secondary prevention is non-inferior to a model that administers misoprostol for universal prophylaxis.
Interventions
DRUGMisoprostol
Sponsors
Ministry of Health and Population, Egypt
University of Alexandria
El Galaa Teaching Hospital
Gynuity Health Projects
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Willing and able to give informed consent * Vaginal delivery * Agrees to participate in follow-up interview * Agrees to have pre- and post-hemoglobin taken * Delivery at woman's home or at the primary health unit (PHU)
Exclusion criteria
* Too advanced into active labor to provide consent * Known allergy to misoprostol and/or other prostaglandin * Pregnancy complications, such as hypertension, suspected multiple pregnancy, previous caesarean section, suspected still birth, ante-partum hemorrhage, and previous complication in the third trimester
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mean drop in pre- to post-delivery hemoglobin level | Pre-delivery hemoglobin will be measured during a third trimester antenatal care visit or during early labor. Post-delivery hemoglbin will be measured 2 to 4 days after delivery of the baby. | Hemoglobin will be measured by primary health unit staff using a portable handheld Hemocue machine. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Proportion of women diagnosed with PPH | After delivery of the baby up to 24 hours postpartum | PPH will be diagnosed using the standard practices of PHU staff |
| Proportion of women receiving additional interventions for PPH | Following delivery to postpartum visit (2 to 4 days after delivery) | An additional intervention could include: uterotonics, manual removal of placental fragments. bimanual compression, IV fluids given to control active bleeding. |
| Proportion of women who experience side effects | From time of delivery to 2 hours postpartum | Women experiencing known side effects of misoprostol, including shivering/chills and pyrexia; severity, duration, and any additional care provided will be assessed |
| Proportion of women transferred to higher level care | Following delivery to postpartum visit (2 to 4 days after delivery) | The proportion of women transferred to higher level care will be assessed. Includes the condition of woman at time of transfer and arrival at transfer facility. |
| Proportion of women who receive intervention per protocol | within 2 hours of delivery | To assess feasibility, we will document the proportion of women for whom the intervention arm protocol is correctly followed (including correct timing of drug administration, when necessary). |
| Proportion of women experiencing a serious adverse event | Within 2 to 4 days after delivery | Serious adverse events include hysterectomy, blood transfusion, maternal death |
| Proportion of women who find the intervention acceptable | Measured at postpartum visit (2 to 4 days after delivery) | Acceptability will be assessed in an exit interview with women - women will be asked if they are willing to take misoprostol in future deliveries and about the preferences what method they would prefer (primary or secondary prevention) in future deliveries. |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed