Remnants of Conception After Suction Evacuation of Missed Abortion

• Conditions: Miscarriage

• Registration Number: NCT03813849
• Lead Sponsor: University of Alexandria

Brief Summary

All women admitted for surgical evacuation of missed abortion after failure of medical treatment from June 2016 underwent transvaginal sonography immediately after completion of the procedure as judged by the operator to ensure absence of remnants.

Detailed Description

Women indicated for surgical evacuation of missed abortion up to 12 weeks were included. Standard surgical evacuation of uterus by suction followed by sharp curettage under general anaesthesia were done for all cases. When the operator judged the procedure as complete, transvaginal sonography was done by dedicated sonographer using portable ultrasound machine in theatre. If remnants were detected the procedure was repeated till the cavity seen empty.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-06-10
• Study First Submitted: 2018-04-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-01-22
• Study First Posted: 2019-01-23
• Status Verified: 2019-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-10-25
• Last Update Posted: 2019-10-28
• Primary Completion: 2020-01-30
• Study Completion: 2020-03-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

multiparous. have missed abortion up to 12 weeks gestational age by dating. failed medical evacuation. consented for the procedure.

Exclusion Criteria

suspicion of sepsis. Suspected molar pregnancy. previous evacuation trial. abnormal uterus like fibroids.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
presence remnants of conception	immediately after the end of the procedure	transvaginal sonographic detection

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Shatby maternity university hospital; 🇪🇬 Alexandria, Egypt