Trial Outcomes & Findings for Transvaginal Versus Transabdominal Digoxin Prior to Second-trimester Abortion (NCT NCT02277249)

NCT ID: NCT02277249

Last Updated: 2017-01-13

Results Overview

Pain score (indicated by patient reporting pain level from 0 ("no hurt") to 5 ("hurts worst") at time of digoxin injection)

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

60 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

At time of study (immediate)

Results posted on

2017-01-13

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Transvaginal Digoxin
Transvaginal administration of digoxin for inducing fetal death prior to second-trimester abortion Digoxin (transvaginal administration): Transvaginal digoxin administration prior to second-trimester abortion. This is only listed as a "Procedure/Surgery" type intervention because the mode of digoxin administration (transvaginal versus transabdominal) is what is being studied.
Transabdominal Digoxin
Transabdominal administration of digoxin for inducing fetal death prior to second-trimester abortion Digoxin (transabdominal administration): Transabdominal digoxin administration prior to second-trimester abortion. This is only listed as a "Procedure/Surgery" type intervention because the mode of digoxin administration (transvaginal versus transabdominal) is what is being studied.
Overall Study
STARTED
30
30
Overall Study
COMPLETED
30
30
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Transvaginal Versus Transabdominal Digoxin Prior to Second-trimester Abortion

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Transvaginal Digoxin
n=30 Participants
Transvaginal administration of digoxin for inducing fetal death prior to second-trimester abortion Digoxin (transvaginal administration): Transvaginal digoxin administration prior to second-trimester abortion. This is only listed as a "Procedure/Surgery" type intervention because the mode of digoxin administration (transvaginal versus transabdominal) is what is being studied.
Transabdominal Digoxin
n=30 Participants
Transabdominal administration of digoxin for inducing fetal death prior to second-trimester abortion Digoxin (transabdominal administration): Transabdominal digoxin administration prior to second-trimester abortion. This is only listed as a "Procedure/Surgery" type intervention because the mode of digoxin administration (transvaginal versus transabdominal) is what is being studied.
Total
n=60 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
26.8 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.7 • n=5 Participants
26.6 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.1 • n=7 Participants
26.7 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.4 • n=5 Participants
Gender
Female
30 Participants
n=5 Participants
30 Participants
n=7 Participants
60 Participants
n=5 Participants
Gender
Male
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Gestational Age
21.5 Weeks
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.2 • n=5 Participants
21.4 Weeks
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.6 • n=7 Participants
21.4 Weeks
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.4 • n=5 Participants
Parity
0.8 Births
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.8 • n=5 Participants
0.87 Births
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.2 • n=7 Participants
0.83 Births
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.0 • n=5 Participants
Body Mass Index
27.4 Kilograms/meters squared
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.0 • n=5 Participants
26.7 Kilograms/meters squared
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.8 • n=7 Participants
27.1 Kilograms/meters squared
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.8 • n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: At time of study (immediate)

Pain score (indicated by patient reporting pain level from 0 ("no hurt") to 5 ("hurts worst") at time of digoxin injection)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Transvaginal Digoxin
n=30 Participants
Transvaginal administration of digoxin for inducing fetal death prior to second-trimester abortion Digoxin (transvaginal administration): Transvaginal digoxin administration prior to second-trimester abortion. This is only listed as a "Procedure/Surgery" type intervention because the mode of digoxin administration (transvaginal versus transabdominal) is what is being studied.
Transabdominal Digoxin
n=30 Participants
Transabdominal administration of digoxin for inducing fetal death prior to second-trimester abortion Digoxin (transabdominal administration): Transabdominal digoxin administration prior to second-trimester abortion. This is only listed as a "Procedure/Surgery" type intervention because the mode of digoxin administration (transvaginal versus transabdominal) is what is being studied.
Patient Discomfort With Digoxin Injection (Pain Score)
2.21 Units on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.33
1.88 Units on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.54

Adverse Events

Transvaginal Digoxin

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Transabdominal Digoxin

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Clinical Instructor - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

University of California, Los Angeles

Phone: 3107942257

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place