Simplifying Menstrual Regulation (MR): Post Abortion Care in Pakistan

Gynuity Health Projects

Status: Completed

Conditions: Medical Abortion

Treatments: Device: PAC checklist

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02343913

6005a

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is an additional component of protocol 6005, titled Simplifying Menstrual Regulation (MR): Exploring the role of at-home semi-quantitative pregnancy tests for follow-up to menstrual regulation service provision in Pakistan. The study seeks to pilot a self-assessment checklist that will help women, who receive medical services for incomplete abortion, correctly identify warning signs and symptoms and determine whether to return to the clinic. The checklist can serve as a useful resource to help with the timely identification of women who need additional care and can help streamline service delivery. In addition, this study will provide important data on the role of misoprostol at varying levels of health services offering an array of treatments for incomplete abortion.

Enrollment: 329 patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy
• Open cervical os.
• No signs of severe infection, defined as at least one of the following of: 1) foul smelling discharge, 2) fever > 38 degrees C , 3) uterine tenderness
• No hemodynamic disturbances (pulse >110/min and systolic bp <100)

Exclusion criteria

• Suspected to have an ectopic pregnancy
• Unable to provide informed consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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329 participants in 1 patient group

PAC checklist

Experimental group

Description:

Pictorial checklist which illustrates these signs and symptoms

Treatment:

Device: PAC checklist