Use of Aromatase Inhibitor Before Misoprostol in Medical Termination of Miscarriage

ConditionMiscarriage
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18-45
SponsorAswan University

About this trial

Abortion is one of the most common complications of pregnancy. Missed abortion is a type of abortions, occurs in 15%-20% of clinically diagnosed pregnancies and is defined as the retention of pregnancy products in the uterus for several days or weeks after death of the fetus.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Missed or anembryonic pregnancy.

Gestational age from 4 weeks to 26 weeks of pregnancy (confirmed by ultrasound scanning on first day of admittance).

Hemoglobin level more than 9g/l.

Closed cervix.

Disqualifiers

Previous attempt to terminate the pregnancy.

Molar pregnancy

Abnormal uterine lesions such as fibroids or congenital mal formations.

Pregnancy despite of intrauterine contraceptive device.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Letrozole 2.5mg

    Drug

    to determine the effect of Letrozole as a premedication before misoprostol treatment used to induce missed miscarriage.

Treatment groups

70 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Group A: letrozole and MisoprostolActive comparator 1 intervention
Group B: Group B: MisoprostolActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Miscarriage Achievement

The induction-to-abortion interval in each group

Time frame
10 days

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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