Is evacuation of retained products of conception routinely required for incomplete miscarriage?

Surgical treatment vs expectant care in the management of incomplete miscarriage

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

SLCTR

Registry ID

SLCTR/2008/011

Enrollment

144

Registered

2008-06-20

Start date

2008-03-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

First trimester incomplete miscarriage

Interventions

Not carrying out surgical evacuation in the study group and routine surgical evacuation in the control group

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Consecutive women presenting within three (3) days of bleeding with spontaneous miscarriage at a period of gestation of 14 weeks or less and trans vaginal ultrasound diameter of retained products of conception between 15 mm to 50 mm

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Women who have strong preference to either management, any other complicating medical conditions, cervical incompetence and induced abortions and evidence of induced abortion

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
In the study group percentage reduction in the population of women with incomplete miscarriages who will require a surgical evacuation []	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Excessive bleeding, need for surgical evacuation, infections, pain, cervical or uterine injuries, duration of vaginal bleeding, time off normal work, duration of hospital stay []	—

Countries

Sri Lanka

Contacts

Public ContactProf. Malik Goonewardene

Professor & Head, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

malikg@eureka.lk(091)2246878, 2234801/3

Outcome results

None listed

Source: SLCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026