Mifepristone and Misoprostol for the Termination of Pregnancy up to 70 Days Gestation

NCT ID: NCT01966874

Last Updated: 2013-10-22

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

1001 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-08-31

Study Completion Date

2012-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and acceptability of a regimen of 200 mg mifepristone (Zacafemyl), followed 24-48 hours later by 800 mcg of buccal misoprostol.

Detailed Description

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In Mexico City, the registration of a new mifepristone product signals a new wave in the SSDF's program for terminating pregnancies up to 70 days. This study evaluates the efficacy of the product Zacafemyl for the termination of pregnancy up to 70 days LMP. It also evaluates the incidence and acceptability of side effects of the medication and regimen. Participants are women of reproductive age with a gestational age of less than or equal to 70 days who want and are eligible for medical abortion, are willing and able to provide all follow up information, and have no contraindications.

Women who are eligible and consent to enroll in the study will be given 200 mg of mifepristone orally in the clinic. The participants will then be given 800 mcg of misoprostol (four 200 mcg tablets) to take home and instructed to take two tablets bucally 24-48 hours after the mifepristone and the remaining tablets within 30 minutes. They will be warned of the side effects they may experience.

All participants will be informed that they can call the clinic in case they have questions about the symptoms or side effects or if they have other concerns. They will also be told that they can return to the clinic in case of severe or persistent bleeding, or if they decide at any point that they want surgical intervention. Participants will also be informed as to the signs of pregnancy termination.

Seven days after taking the mifepristone (the eighth day of the study) the woman should return to the clinic for follow up. Information will be collected on a series of six semi-structured forms that are filled out by members of the study team in accordance with the responses of the participants to the interview questions and the results of physical exams, ultrasounds, etc. Analyses of the data will focus on efficacy, acceptability, side effects, and adverse events.

Conditions

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Medical; Abortion, Fetus

Keywords

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Medical abortion Mifepristone Misoprostol Zacafemyl Mexico

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Study population

All study participants will receive 200 mg of the mifepristone product "Zacafemyl", followed 24-48 hours later by 800 mcg of misoprostol.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Women of reproductive age
* Gestational age less than or equal to 70 days LMP
* Willing and capable of accepting and participating
* Eligible for medical abortion according to the clinic's evaluation
* Willing to undergo a surgical intervention to complete the abortion if necessary
* Willing to provide an address and/or telephone number for follow up
* Have easy, straightforward access to a telephone and emergency transport

Exclusion Criteria

* Gestational age is greater than 70 days LMP
* Suspicion or diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy or undiagnosed adnexal mass
* Use of IUD (note: the woman will be eligible when she removes the IUD)
* Chronic renal failure
* Current long term treatment with corticosteroids
* Allergy to mifepristone, misoprostol, or other prostaglandin
* Coagulopathies or current treatment with anti-coagulants
* Hereditary porphyrias
Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Secretaria de Salud, Mexico

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Gynuity Health Projects

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Beverly Winikoff, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Gynuity Health Projects

Patricio Sanhueza Smith

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Secretaria de Salud, Mexico

Maria Laura Garcia

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

M.I. Inguaran

Ana Gabriela Arangure Peraza

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

C.S. Beatriz Velasco

Locations

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Gynuity Health Projects

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Grupo de Informacion en Reproduccion Elegida (GIRE). El aborto en los codigos penales de las entidades federativas. Citacion obtenida por Internet el 8 de octubre de 2007. http://www.gire.org.mx/contenido.php?informacion=31

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Bracken H, Ngoc NT, Schaff E, Coyaji K, Ambardekar S, Westheimer E, Winikoff B. Mifepristone followed in 24 hours to 48 hours by misoprostol for late first-trimester abortion. Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Apr;109(4):895-901. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000259319.18958.76.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17400851 (View on PubMed)

Ashok PW, Hamoda H, Flett GM, Kidd A, Fitzmaurice A, Templeton A. Patient preference in a randomized study comparing medical and surgical abortion at 10-13 weeks gestation. Contraception. 2005 Feb;71(2):143-8. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2004.08.013.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15707565 (View on PubMed)

Ashok PW, Kidd A, Flett GM, Fitzmaurice A, Graham W, Templeton A. A randomized comparison of medical abortion and surgical vacuum aspiration at 10-13 weeks gestation. Hum Reprod. 2002 Jan;17(1):92-8. doi: 10.1093/humrep/17.1.92.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11756368 (View on PubMed)

Gouk EV, Lincoln K, Khair A, Haslock J, Knight J, Cruickshank DJ. Medical termination of pregnancy at 63 to 83 days gestation. Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1999 Jun;106(6):535-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1999.tb08320.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10426609 (View on PubMed)

Hamoda H, Ashok PW, Flett GM, Templeton A. A randomised controlled trial of mifepristone in combination with misoprostol administered sublingually or vaginally for medical abortion up to 13 weeks of gestation. BJOG. 2005 Aug;112(8):1102-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2005.00638.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16045525 (View on PubMed)

Hamoda H, Ashok PW, Flett GM, Templeton A. A randomized trial of mifepristone in combination with misoprostol administered sublingually or vaginally for medical abortion at 13-20 weeks gestation. Hum Reprod. 2005 Aug;20(8):2348-54. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dei037. Epub 2005 May 5.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15878927 (View on PubMed)

Hamoda H, Ashok PW, Flett GM, Templeton A. Medical abortion at 9-13 weeks' gestation: a review of 1076 consecutive cases. Contraception. 2005 May;71(5):327-32. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2004.10.015.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15854631 (View on PubMed)

Datos no publicados. Comunicacion personal I. Dzuba, Gynuity Health Projects, 22 de junio del 2011.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Winikoff B, Dzuba IG, Creinin MD, Crowden WA, Goldberg AB, Gonzales J, Howe M, Moskowitz J, Prine L, Shannon CS. Two distinct oral routes of misoprostol in mifepristone medical abortion: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Dec;112(6):1303-1310. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31818d8eb4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19037040 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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1002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id