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NCT Number: NCT02580175

Surgical Evacuation of Abortion Under Ultrasonographic Guide

Abortion is considered the most common cause of fetal demise all over the world. The majority of cases occur in the first trimester. The termination of abortion may be by medical or surgical methods, however; the surgical methods represent the greater part of termination. Therefore, the safety of this procedure is a worldwide public health concern. Many clinical studies have reported the safety of surgical evacuation in the first trimester.

The suction-aspiration or vacuum aspiration is the most common surgical method of induced abortion. This consists of removing the fetus, embryo, placenta, and membranes by suction using a manual syringe or electric pump. However; these techniques always need cervical dilation before aspiration. The menstrual extraction does not require cervical dilation and can be used in very early pregnancy.

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Key information

Conditions

Abortion

Age range

20 year–40 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Women Health Hospital - Assiut university

Asyut, 71111, Egypt

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • women with non-viable first trimester intrauterine pregnancy
  • no contraindication to surgical evacuation under general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

  • gestational age more than 13 weeks
  • hemodynamically unstable
  • suspicion of an ectopic pregnancy

Treatment and study plan

Blinded evacuation

Procedure

Ring evacuation was performed in the conventional way without use of ultrasound followed by sharp gentle curettage until complete evacuation.

Evacuation under ultrasound guidance

Procedure

Ring evacuation was performed under ultrasound guidance followed by sharp gentle curettage until complete evacuation. The surgery was considered complete when the endometrial cavity appeared as a regular echogenic line.

Primary outcomes

  1. Measurement of endometrial thickness by ultrasound (mm)

    Time frame: 1 month

Secondary outcomes

  1. Measurement of blood loss (mL)

    Time frame: 1 month

  2. measurement of operative time (minutes)

    Time frame: 1 month

  3. measurement of Hemoglobin level(g/ml)

    Time frame: 1 month

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Assiut University

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Registry information

Official study title

Surgical Evacuation of First Trimester Missed Miscarriage With or Without Use of Transabdominal Ultrasound

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Oct 20, 2015
Registry last updated
Jul 31, 2024

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