Abortion Early, Pregnancy
Conditions
Keywords
very early pregnancy, pregnancy test
Brief summary
This is a prospective study to evaluate if successful completion of a medication abortion in patients with very early pregnancy can be detected with a urine pregnancy test at 2 weeks instead of 4 weeks. Additionally, the resolution of pregnancy symptoms in these patients will be characterized. Enrolled participants will take take weekly pregnancy tests and complete weekly questionnaires on their pregnancy symptoms for 4 weeks after their medication abortion.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTWeekly high-sensitivity urine pregnancy tests
Participants will take a high-sensitivity urine pregnancy test at home weekly for up to 4 weeks compared to the taking just one home urine pregnancy test at 4-5 weeks. Participants will also complete short weekly questionnaires on their pregnancy symptoms and follow-up care.
Sponsors
University of Washington
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Pregnant person with early pregnancy ≤42 days * Eligible and consented to a medication abortion * Have access to receiving text messages and the internet * Able to read and understand English
Exclusion criteria
\- Privacy or safety concerns about filling out the surveys
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Proportion of participants with negative high-sensitivity urine pregnancy test at 2 weeks | From time of taking Mifepristone to negative pregnancy test or 4-5 weeks of questionnaires | To estimate the proportion of negative high-sensitivity urine pregnancy tests in participants with very early pregnancy and a complete abortion at 2 weeks after taking Mifepristone and compare this proportion to the proportion of negative high-sensitivity urine pregnancy tests in participants with very early pregnancy and a complete abortion at 4 weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Time to resolution of pregnancy symptoms | From time of taking Mifepristone to negative pregnancy test or 4-5 weeks of questionnaires | To compare the timing of pregnancy symptom resolution per patient report on weekly questionnaires with the timing of a negative high-sensitivity urine pregnancy test result |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORLyndsey Benson, MD, MS
University of Washington
Outcome results
None listed