induction of abortion
Conditions
Interventions
misoprostol
Sponsors
ain shams univeristy
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women were considered eligible to participate in the study if they were pregnant with gestational age of 13 weeks or less of missed abortion as confirmed by ultrasound scanning on day 1 of the study, in good general medical condition, and their age is between 20 – 40 years old were accepted
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The study excluded women having living fetus, smokers, who gave history of bronchial asthma, IHD, liver or kidney diseases, and those who were receiving regular drug intake before admission to the study except medications for DM, HTN, SLE were accepted.)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome measure will be the abortion rate at 24 h which is defined as the percentage of women with complete expulsion of uterine content ( Passage of the missed abortion through the vagina ) confirmed by ultrasound examination | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcome measures will be the induction-to-abortion interval , the incidence of appearance of side effects ( nausea , vomiting , diarrhea , dizziness , headache , fatigue , fever >38 , breast tenderness , chills , rigors ) , the incidence of postpartum hemorrhage , and occurrence of incomplete abortion . | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public Contactahmed abdel wahab
ass prof
Outcome results
None listed