A study on the effectiveness of manual vacuum aspiration when compared to expectant care in achieving complete evacuation of uterus in women with early pregnancy loss
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Miscarriage
- Registration Number
- SLCTR/2017/014
- Lead Sponsor
- Teaching Hospital Jaffna
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
1. A diagnosis of pregnancy loss will be made when Mean gestational sac diameter exceeds 20 mm in the absence of a yolk sac or embryo and absence of fetal cardiac activity as determined by observing the area of the fetal heart for at least 30 seconds
2. Gestational age at 12 weeks or less
3. Haemodynamically stable.
4. Temperature not more than 37.5 degrees Celsius
5. No history or concurrent acute medical or surgical condition.
6. Legally married woman
7. Not taking anticoagulants or corticosteroids
8. Not on intrauterine device
Exclusion Criteria
1. Suspected ectopic pregnancy (on clinical and ultrasound examination)
2. Pelvic infection
3. Diagnosed bleeding disorders
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Rate of complete miscarriage [At 12 hours post procedure in the manual vacuum aspiration arm;<br><br>At Day 7 and 14 in the expectant care arm]<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method