Misoprostol for preventing postpartum haemorrhage
ISRCTN | ISRCTN97277056 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN97277056 |
Secondary identifying numbers | 4.3 |
- Submission date
- 24/03/2010
- Registration date
- 13/05/2010
- Last edited
- 30/03/2011
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Pregnancy and Childbirth
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr Andrew Weeks
Scientific
Scientific
School of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine
University of Liverpool
Liverpool Women's Hospital
Crown Street
Liverpool
L8 7SS
United Kingdom
Phone | +44 (0)151 702 4240 |
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aweeks@liverpool.ac.uk |
Study information
Study design | Multicentre randomised controlled parallel group dosage trial |
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Primary study design | Interventional |
Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
Study setting(s) | Hospital |
Study type | Treatment |
Participant information sheet | Not available in web format, please use contact details below to request a patient information sheet |
Scientific title | Optimising the dose of Misoprostol for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage: a randomised trial |
Study objectives | Lower doses of misoprostol produce as strong postpartum uterine contractions as 10 IU of intramuscular (IM) oxytocin |
Ethics approval(s) | University of Liverpool Committee on Research Ethics approved on the 26th of June 2009 (ref: RETH000237) |
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Postpartum haemorrhage |
Intervention | Treatment groups: 200 mcg or 400 mcg or 600 mcg sublingual misoprostol given once immediately post partum. Control group: 10 IU IM oxytocin. Observation of intrauterine pressure and vital sign for 120 minutes. |
Intervention type | Other |
Primary outcome measure | Montevideo units (MVU) (contractions over 10 minutes) for intrauterine pressure values over the first 15 minutes after placental delivery (Baby delivery) |
Secondary outcome measures | 1. MVU at 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes 2. Pulse, blood pressure, and temperature at 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes 3. Blood loss, measured in the 120 minutes after delivery |
Overall study start date | 16/08/2009 |
Completion date | 15/09/2010 |
Eligibility
Participant type(s) | Patient |
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Age group | Adult |
Lower age limit | 18 Years |
Sex | Female |
Target number of participants | 60 |
Key inclusion criteria | 1. Women who have had spontaneous vaginal delivery 2. Women with gestational age >34 weeks 3. Women who give an informed written consent 4. Aged ≥ 18 years |
Key exclusion criteria | 1. Women with history of Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) 2. Women with history of Antepartum Haemorrhage (APH) 3. Women with previous caesarean section 4. Women with 5 or more previous deliveries at over 28 weeks 5. Women who have Premature Rupture of Membranes (PROM) 6. Women with anaemia (Hb <10g/dl) 7. Women who have given birth to a baby of birth weight > 4.0 Kgs 8. Women who have induced or augmented labour with any uterotonic drugs 9. Women with multiple pregnancies 10. Women with polyhydraminos 11. Women with pre eclampsia 12. Women with infection 13. Women who do not give a written consent |
Date of first enrolment | 16/08/2009 |
Date of final enrolment | 15/09/2010 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- Libya
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
School of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine
Liverpool
L8 7SS
United Kingdom
L8 7SS
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
University of Liverpool (UK)
University/education
University/education
General Research Enquiries
Research Support Office
The Foresight Building
3 Brownlow Street
Liverpool
L69 3GL
England
United Kingdom
Phone | +44 (0)151 794 8727 |
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research@liv.ac.uk | |
Website | http://www.liv.ac.uk/ |
https://ror.org/04xs57h96 |
Funders
Funder type
University/education
The University of Liverpool (UK)
No information available
Results and Publications
Intention to publish date | |
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Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
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Results article | results | 01/03/2011 | Yes | No |