Acceptability and Feasibility of a Simplified Medical Abortion Service Delivery in Western Ukraine

Gynuity Health Projects

Status and phase

Completed

Phase 4

Conditions

Abortion, Therapeutic

Treatments

Drug: Misoprostol

Drug: Mifepristone

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT02981030

1037

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study will examine how a simplified outpatient medical abortion procedure using mifepristone and misoprostol, with the option to take mifepristone at a place of woman's choosing, works in Ukraine. The investigators intend to demonstrate the efficacy of oral administration of 200 mg mifepristone and buccal administration of 800 mcg misoprostol with gestations through 70 days, as well as the acceptability of this method.

Enrollment

102 patients

Sex

Female

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Have an intrauterine pregnancy consistent with gestational age less than 71 days;
Be able to understand and willing to sign a consent form;
Be eligible for medical abortion according to the clinician's assessment;
Be able to return to the clinic and able to contact study staff or emergency medical services, if needed;
Be willing to provide an address and/or telephone number for purposes of follow-up;
Agree to comply with the study procedures and visit schedule.

Exclusion criteria

Confirmed or suspected ectopic pregnancy or undiagnosed adnexal mass;
Chronic renal failure;
Concurrent long-term corticosteroid therapy;
History of allergy to mifepristone, or misoprostol or another prostaglandin;
History of hemorrhagic disorders or concurrent anticoagulant therapy;
History of inherited porphyrias;
Intrauterine device in place (must be removed before mifepristone is administered).