Effectiveness of surgery versus doing nothing in incomplete abortion

Efficacy of surgical versus expectant management in incomplete miscarriage

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

SLCTR

Registry ID

SLCTR/2008/012

Enrollment

140

Registered

2008-06-20

Start date

2008-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Incomplete miscarriage

Interventions

Randomise the study population into a surgical group where they will undergo evacuation of retained products of conception or an expectant group where they will be followed up weekly for six weeks cli

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Women with an incomplete miscarriage with retained products less than 50mm AP diameter

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Women with a strong preference for either intervention, women with profuse bleeding, severe pain or fever necessitating immediate surgical intervention will be exclude from the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Compare the efficacy of surgical versus expectant management in incomplete miscarriage []	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Compare the efficacy of surgical versus expectant management in incomplete miscarriage []	—

Countries

Sri Lanka

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sanjeewa Padumadasa

Probationary Lecturer

sanjeewapadumadasa@yahoo.com

Outcome results

None listed

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