ISRCTN ISRCTN97277056
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

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
Email aweeks@liverpool.ac.uk

Study information

Study designMulticentre randomised controlled parallel group dosage trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleOptimising the dose of Misoprostol for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage: a randomised trial
Study objectivesLower 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) studiedPostpartum haemorrhage
InterventionTreatment 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 typeOther
Primary outcome measureMontevideo units (MVU) (contractions over 10 minutes) for intrauterine pressure values over the first 15 minutes after placental delivery (Baby delivery)
Secondary outcome measures1. 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 date16/08/2009
Completion date15/09/2010

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
SexFemale
Target number of participants60
Key inclusion criteria1. 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 criteria1. 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 enrolment16/08/2009
Date of final enrolment15/09/2010

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • Libya
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

School of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine
Liverpool
L8 7SS
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

University of Liverpool (UK)
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
Email research@liv.ac.uk
Website http://www.liv.ac.uk/
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Funders

Funder type

University/education

The University of Liverpool (UK)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/03/2011 Yes No