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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT02265562
Date of registration: 10/10/2014
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Cairo University
Public title: Rectal Misoprostol and Blood Loss During Abdominal Hysterectomy
Scientific title: Evaluation of the Effect of Rectal Misoprostol on Blood Loss During Abdominal Hysterectomy: A Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.
Date of first enrolment: October 2014
Target sample size: 220
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02265562
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Prevention  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Egypt
Contacts
Name:     Waleed EL-khayat, M.D.
Address: 
Telephone: 01005135542
Email: waleed_elkhyat@yahoo.com
Affiliation: 
Name:     Waleed El-khyatat, M.D.
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Cairo University
Name:     Waleed El-khayat, M.D.
Address: 
Telephone: 01005135542
Email: waleed_elkhyat@yahoo.com
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

A- Age: adult female >18 years old. B- Any women undergoing abdominal hysterectomy. C- No
contraindications to misoprostol.

Exclusion Criteria:

A -Women with any contraindications to misoprostol including heart disease, mitral
stenosis , severe hypertension ( diastolic pressure over100mm Hg) , hematologic disorders
(as sickle cell anemia ), glaucoma, bronchial asthma, liver disease.

B- Known history of or active medical disorder as DM . C- Pelvic endometriosis and adnexal
mass. D- Those who had undergone previous myomectomy. E- Women who received GnRH analogues
and mifepristone and who are allergic to prostaglandins.

F- Women with mental impairment or incompetent in giving consent. G- Women who don't wish
to participate in the study.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Blood Loss
Intervention(s)
Drug: Misoprostol
Drug: Placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
Blood loss [Time Frame: 8 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
postoperative hemoglobin level [Time Frame: 8 months]
Secondary ID(s)
10102014
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
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