MedPath

Preoperative Vaginal Dinoprostone Versus Misoprostone in Abdominal Myomectomy

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Myoma;Uterus
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT05761418
Lead Sponsor
Beni-Suef University
Brief Summary

Aim and objectives; To compare the efficacy of preoperative administration of dinoprostone 20 mg versus 400 ug misoprostol vaginally in decreasing the amount of bleeding during abdominal myomectomy

Detailed Description

Background; Myomectomy is a curative interventional option for many kinds of uterine fibroids, but considerable intraoperative haemorrhage and the necessities for transfusions of blood are still the main challenge for abdomen myomectomy.

Aim and objectives; To compare the efficacy of preoperative administration of dinoprostone 20 mg versus 400 ug misoprostol vaginally in decreasing the amount of bleeding during abdominal myomectomy Subjects and methods; This was a prospective randomized double-blind controlled study that included 90 patients complaining of uterine myoma and indicated for myomectomy selected from the outpatient clinic at Beni-suef university hospital

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
90
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age 30-50 years
  • all cases with uterine fibroid not responding to medical treatment and indicated for myomectomy.
Exclusion Criteria
  • contraindications to dinoprostone or misoprostol,
  • active PID,
  • history of pelvic/ ovarian endometriosis,
  • females who had pre-operative mifepristone, GnRH analog or orally contraception drugs, earlier myomectomy.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
MisoprostolMisoprostolwill receive 400 μg of Misoprostol vaginally 2 hrs. preoperatively.
DinoprostoneDinoprostoneWill receive 20 mg of Dinoprostone vaginally 2 hrs. preoperatively.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Blood lossall time of the myomectomy operation

quantity of blood collected in the aspiration apparatus and the quantity of blood on the operative gauze.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
change hemoglobin levelswithin 1 week before operation and 24 hours after operation

Pre and Postoperative hemoglobin levels

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Beni-suef university

🇪🇬

Banī Suwayf, Egypt

© Copyright 2025. All Rights Reserved by MedPath