Sub Lingual Misoprostol Before IUD Insertion in Women With Only Previous Cesarean Section

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2015-01-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The aim of the work is to evaluate the efficacy of the sub lingual prostaglandin E1 synthetic analogue (misoprostol) before IUD insertion to facilitate the procedure in patients delivered before only by cesarean section.

• Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Ain Shams University
• Treatments: Alprostadil; Misoprostol

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Normal size uterus.

• Willing to participate.

• Candidate for IUD insertion.

• Delivered only by cesarean section.

• Last delivery is more than 40 days before participating in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previous vaginal delivery

• Signs of genital infection.

• Menopause.

• Body mass index (BMI) > 35 kg/m2.

• Contraindication to misoprostol.

• Copper allergy.

• Positive pregnancy test.

• Had a prior attempt for IUD insertion.

• Uterine anomalies.

• Uterine fibroid.