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Immediate Versus Delayed IUD Insertion After Second Trimester Medical Abortio

Not Applicable
Conditions
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Contraception after second trimester medical abortion
Registration Number
PACTR201804003324963
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
110
Inclusion Criteria

Age 18 years or older;
Able to speak English, Afrikaans or Xhosa;
Requesting abortion and eligible for legal termination of pregnancy according to standard practice at the hospital;
Gestational age (GA) 13-20 weeks verified by ultrasound (most women will be >16 weeks GA at the study site, however women with GA 13-15 weeks will be eligible);
Interested and eligible for the copper IUD as a post-abortion contraceptive method;
Willing to do a telephone interview at 3- and 6-months post-abortion;
Able to provide a working phone telephone number to allow for contact for follow up interviews;
Willing to be randomized to immediate or delayed IUD insertion; and
Willing and able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Active pelvic inflammatory disease, pelvic tuberculosis; severe thrombocytopenia;
Severe dysmenorrhea
Copper allergy
Hb <10g/dL
Uterine anomaly preventing placement of the IUD; cervical cancer or carcinoma in-situ, untreated high grade squamous intraepithelial lesions
Desire for repeat pregnancy in following 12 months
Hemorrhage; or ruptured uterus

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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