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Cervical RipeningPhase 3NCT01024270

Cervical Priming With Misoprostol Prior to Operative Hysteroscopy

A Phase 3 study testing Misoprostol in people with Cervical Ripening, run by Samsung Medical Center at 1 site in South Korea.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The primary outcome measure in this study was the preoperative cervical width after misoprostol administration. The secondary outcomes were duration of cervical dilatation, up to Hegar number 10, complications during cervical dilation and the hysteroscopy, and misoprostol associated side effects. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 20 to 55 years, women only
Conditions the study is for
Cervical Ripening
What is being tested?
Misoprostol
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
141 participants
Where
1 siteSouth Korea
Study dates
Jul 2008to Jul 2009
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 20 to 55 years
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Symptomatic patients that were suspected as having intrauterine pathology such as submucosal myoma, endometrial polyps or other endometrial pathological findings based on the transvaginal ultrasound were enrolled.
  • women who are more than 20 years of age with having sexual contact history
  • women whose last menstrual period are within the last two months.

Who cannot join

  • Post menopausal women
  • any evidence of a contraindication or allergy to PGs
  • any sign of genital infection, history of cervical surgery, endometrial lesions with suspected endo- or exocervical lesions that could affect the cervical resistance or patients that were not candidates for surgery.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

South Korea1 site
  • Samsung Medical Center

    Seoul, 135-710

Other trials in South Korea

About this study

The primary outcome measure in this study was the preoperative cervical width after misoprostol administration. The secondary outcomes were duration of cervical dilatation, up to Hegar number 10, complications during cervical dilation and the hysteroscopy, and misoprostol associated side effects. The cervical width was assessed by performing cervical dilatation, starting with a number 10 Hegar dilator and subsequently inserting smaller Hegar dilatators until the dilator could pass through the internal os without resistance. The largest one that could be passed was recorded as the initial cervical width.

The mean cervical diameter, after oral and vaginal misoprostol of 400 μg, has been reported to be 6.0 ± 1.5 mm and 7.3 ± 1.6 mm, respectively 4. The investigators hypothesized that equivalence was of clinical significance if the difference in the initial cervical width was less than 1 mm among groups with the standard deviation of the initial cervical width of 1.6 mm. The estimated sample size was 47 patients in each group; this would be able to detect an equivalent effect in the groups with a power of 80% and a type 1 error (a) of 0.017. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD (standard deviation) or median with range or as the number (%) of cases.

Being tested
Misoprostol
Keywords
endometrial pathology of uterus, operative hysteroscopy, efficacy of misoprostol per different routes

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT01024270
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
sublingual, oral and vaginal administration of misoprostolExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Misoprostol

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. The primary outcome measure in this study was the preoperative cervical width after misoprostol administration.

    Measured: 1 year

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Duration of cervical dilatation, up to Hegar number 10.

    Measured: 1 year

  2. Complications during cervical dilation.

    Measured: 1 year

  3. Misoprostol associated side effects.

    Measured: 1 year

  4. Complications during the hysteroscopy.

    Measured: 1

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted2 Dec 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2008
  3. Primary completionJul 2009
  4. Study completionJul 2009

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Allocation
Randomised
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Care provider
Enrolment
141 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01024270
Sponsor's protocol ID
2008-06-035
Status last verified
Jul 2009
First submitted
12 Nov 2009
Last updated
2 Dec 2009
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Lee YY, Kim TJ, Kang H, Choi CH, Lee JW, Kim BG, Bae DS. The use of misoprostol before hysteroscopic surgery in non-pregnant premenopausal women: a randomized comparison of sublingual, oral and vaginal administrations. Hum Reprod. 2010 Aug;25(8):1942-8. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deq083. Epub 2010 Jun 11.

    PubMed 20542898

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Misoprostol in people with Cervical Ripening, run by Samsung Medical Center at 1 site in South Korea.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Dec 2009. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in South Korea. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

The primary outcome measure in this study was the preoperative cervical width after misoprostol administration. (time frame: 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01024270, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 2 Dec 2009.

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