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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 13 January 2015
Main ID:  ISRCTN44341343
Date of registration: 16/12/2002
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Farhat Hached University Teaching Hospital (Tunisia)
Public title: A comparison of vaginal misoprostol versus vaginal misoprostol and nitric oxide donor for termination of pregnancy at 13 to 29 weeks. A prospective randomised trial
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Date of first enrolment: 01/04/2002
Target sample size: 70
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN44341343
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Randomised active controlled parallel group trial (Treatment)  
Phase: 
Countries of recruitment
Tunisia
Contacts
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Affiliation: 
Name: Samir    Hidar
Address:  Maternité de Sousse CHU F Hached Boulevard Med Karoui 4000 Sousse Tunisia
Telephone: +216 98404526
Email: HIDAR.SAMIR@gnet.tn
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. All patients requiring a termination of pregnancy between 13 and 29 weeks of gestation
2. No pregnancy induced hypertension
3. No pre-eclampsia
4. No vaginal bleeding
5. Cervix dilated less then 2 cm
6. No vaginal bleeding
7. At admission blood pressure: systolic >120 mmHg; diastolic >80 mmHg

Exclusion criteria: Does not match inclusion criteria

Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Medical abortion
Intervention(s)
After inclusion, patients will be randomised in two groups:
First Group (Risordan®): Misoprostol (200 µg) will be administered vaginally every 12 h. In addition, 20 mg isosorbide dinitrate Risordan® will be administered vaginally every 12 h.
Second Group (Controls): In this group, only misoprostol will be administered (200 µg every 12 h).

Principal participant variables:
1. Maternal age and parity
2. Gestational age
3. Induction to abortion interval
4. 48 h successful abortion rate
5. Mother satisfaction
6. Hospital stay (in hours)
Primary Outcome(s)
Not provided at time of registration.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Not provided at time of registration.
Secondary ID(s)
N/A
Source(s) of Monetary Support
No external funding
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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