Does Follow-up With Serum Beta Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (BhCG) Simplify Medical Abortion?
NCT ID: NCT00907725
Last Updated: 2012-05-10
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
376 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2009-05-31
2010-06-30
Brief Summary
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The investigators also hope to explore satisfaction with BhCG based follow-up among women seeking medical abortion. Investigators hypothesize that the majority of women who choose to follow-up with serum BhCG will be satisfied with this method of medical abortion follow-up.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
NONE
Study Groups
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1
serum BhCG follow-up
serum BhCG follow-up
Subjects in this arm will receive medical abortion follow-up using BhCG blood draw
2
ultrasonographic follow-up
ultrasonographic follow-up
Subjects in this arm will receive medical abortion follow-up by ultrasound
Interventions
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serum BhCG follow-up
Subjects in this arm will receive medical abortion follow-up using BhCG blood draw
ultrasonographic follow-up
Subjects in this arm will receive medical abortion follow-up by ultrasound
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Proficiency in English
* Working phone and willingness to be contacted by phone
* Agreeing to surveys regarding demographics, follow-up preferences, and satisfaction with chosen follow-up method
Exclusion Criteria
* Clinical instability or signs of pelvic infection
* Medical conditions that contraindicate medical abortion
* Unwilling or unable to comply with study follow-up procedures
* Being in a situation where receiving phone calls or additional contact with research staff may endanger the privacy or safety of the subject (e.g., situations of domestic violence)
* Inability to give informed consent
* Previous participation in this study
18 Years
64 Years
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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Society of Family Planning
OTHER
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Principal Investigator
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Planned Parenthood
Locations
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Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Countries
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References
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Dayananda I, Maurer R, Fortin J, Goldberg AB. Medical abortion follow-up with serum human chorionic gonadotropin compared with ultrasonography: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Mar;121(3):607-613. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182839fda.
Other Identifiers
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2009p000363
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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