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Last refreshed on: 21 July 2016
Main ID:  NCT01508429
Date of registration: 01/12/2011
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Gynuity Health Projects
Public title: Misoprostol for Treatment of Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) in Home Births
Scientific title: Misoprostol for the Treatment of Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) Following Self- Administration of Misoprostol Prophylaxis in Home Deliveries.
Date of first enrolment: July 2012
Target sample size: 70
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01508429
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Afghanistan
Contacts
Name:     Jill Durocher
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Affiliation:  Gynuity Health Projects
Name:     Shafiq Mirzazada
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Affiliation:  Aga Khan Health Services
Name:     Dina Abbas
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Affiliation:  Gynuity Health Projects
Name:     Gijs Walraven
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Affiliation:  Secretariat of His Highness the Aga Khan, Aiglemont
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Women must be pregnant

- Must be able to provide informed consent

- Must agree to have a community health worker present at the time of delivery

- Must agree to participate in a follow up interview by the study midwife

- Must agree to have pre and postpartum haemoglobin taken

Exclusion Criteria:

- Women who do not meet the inclusion criteria



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH)
Intervention(s)
Drug: Misoprostol
Other: placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
Hb of greater than or equal to 2 g/dl from pre- to post-delivery [Time Frame: 3-5 days after delivery]
Secondary Outcome(s)
additional interventions [Time Frame: immediately after delivery; 3-5 days post delivery]
Side effects [Time Frame: immediately after delivery; 3-5 days post delivery]
Acceptability [Time Frame: immediately after delivery; 3-5 days post delivery]
Secondary ID(s)
2.4.14
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Aga Khan Health Services
Ethics review
Results
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