PregnancyPhase 4NCT01844024
Task Sharing to Improve Post Abortion Care at District Health Care Level- Trial in Uganda
A Phase 4 study testing misoprostol by midwife in people with Pregnancy, run by Karolinska Institutet at 1 site in Uganda.
Trial summary
Uganda is one of the countries with highest fertility rate in the world, 6.7 children per women. It is estimated that 56 percent of all pregnancies are unintended and the contraceptive prevalence rate in Uganda is 23 percent. Unwanted pregnancy is common and induced abortion is illegal. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 15 years and older, women only
- Conditions the study is for
- Pregnancy
- What is being tested?
- misoprostol by midwife
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 1,010 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUganda
- Study dates
- Apr 2013to Jul 2014
- Phase
- Phase 4
- 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 15 years and older
- Women only
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- bleeding and contractions during pregnancy
Who cannot join
- women with known allergy to misoprostol,
- a uterine size more than 12 weeks of gestation,
- suspected ectopic pregnancy,
- unstable hemodynamic status and chock,
- signs of pelvic infection and/or sepsis.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Uganda is one of the countries with highest fertility rate in the world, 6.7 children per women. It is estimated that 56 percent of all pregnancies are unintended and the contraceptive prevalence rate in Uganda is 23 percent. Unwanted pregnancy is common and induced abortion is illegal. Unsafe abortion is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality among women in Uganda. Almost 40% of admissions to emergency obstetric care units in Uganda due to unsafe abortion is reported and considered high in international comparison. Studies have revealed that trained midlevel providers can deliver safe post abortion care (PAC) for incomplete abortion and use manual vacuum aspiration. The prostaglandin E1 analogue misoprostol has been shown to be an effective tool in the treatment of incomplete abortions. This option is so far under-used in developing countries, especially outside the larger hospitals and private clinics. One significant limiting factor in providing safe PAC is the lack of providers. So far technical training has been mainly limited to physicians. The long-term goal of this project is to provide evidence based information that will contribute to the development of strategies to increase women's access to high level post- abortion care at primary health care level provided by midlevel providers in Uganda. A task shift to midlevel provider in providing treatment of incomplete abortion will increase access to safe PAC and is a key to Millenium Development Goal 5. Misoprostol treatment of incomplete abortion remains underused and in accessible to a majority of women in Uganda because national regulations restricts its prescription and supervision to doctors. However, the safety of misoprostol treatment should make it amenable to provision by midlevel providers. Training of midlevel providers in misoprostol treatment of incomplete abortion will support task shifting in places where doctors are costly and scarce. By evaluating the effectiveness of mid-level providers (midwives); administering misoprostol treatment of incomplete abortion the project is attempting to contribute to the reduction of maternal mortality and morbidity and safeguard high quality of post-abortion care. A direct economic impact can also be expected due to reduced treatment costs of complications from unsafely induced abortion and incomplete abortions. The involvement of midlevel providers in medical treatment of incomplete abortion has previously not been systematically evaluated in African primary health care setting.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy
- Being tested
- misoprostol by midwife
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
misoprostol by midwifeOther
Women with incomplete abortion is diagnosed and treated with misoprostol by midwife
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| misoprostol by midwife | Other | Women with incomplete abortion is diagnosed and treated with misoprostol by midwife Receives: Other: misoprostol by midwife |
| Misoprostol by physician | No intervention | Women with incomplete abortion is diagnosed and treated with misoprostol by physician |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Complete abortion
The clinical assessments of the main outcome are: (i) Physical examination (pulse, blood pressure and temperature); (ii) Pelvic examination that includes examination of size of the uterus (external genitalia, speculum examination, bimanual examination).
Measured: 14 days
Secondary outcomes (4)
bleeding
Measurements of secondary outcomes are: (i) symptom diary card used by women to assess daily bleeding . The intensity of bleeding will be self-reported by the women in relation to normal menstrual bleeding (categorised 1=much less than up to 5= much heavier than).
Measured: 14 days
pain
Measurements of secondary outcomes are: (i) symptom diary card used by women to assess pain. Pain reported using visual analogue scale (VAS). before any use of analgesia.
Measured: 14 days
acceptability
Standardized questionnaires will be used to collect information about women's acceptability and experiences of the treatment and time spent on travelling and on clinical visits following treatment.
Measured: 14 days
un-scheduled visits
Standardized questionnaires will be used to collect information about women's time spent on travelling and on clinical visits following treatment.
Measured: 14 days
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted1 May 2013 (estimated)
- Study startApr 2013
- Primary completionJul 2014
- Study completionJul 2014
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (3)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for PregnancyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Karolinska InstitutetThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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 4
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 1,010 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Makerere University
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Kristina Gemzell Danielsson, Karolinska Institutet
- Investigators
- Josaphat Byamugisha, MD, PhD, Principal investigator, Makerere University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01844024
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Tasksharing PAC
- Status last verified
- Aug 2014
- First submitted
- 15 Apr 2013
- Last updated
- 29 Aug 2014
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Publications
Ghosh J, Papadopoulou A, Devall AJ, Jeffery HC, Beeson LE, Do V, Price MJ, Tobias A, Tuncalp O, Lavelanet A, Gulmezoglu AM, Coomarasamy A, Gallos ID. Methods for managing miscarriage: a network meta-analysis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Jun 1;6(6):CD012602. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012602.pub2.
PubMed 34061352Cleeve A, Byamugisha J, Gemzell-Danielsson K, Mbona Tumwesigye N, Atuhairwe S, Faxelid E, Klingberg-Allvin M. Women's Acceptability of Misoprostol Treatment for Incomplete Abortion by Midwives and Physicians - Secondary Outcome Analysis from a Randomized Controlled Equivalence Trial at District Level in Uganda. PLoS One. 2016 Feb 12;11(2):e0149172. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149172. eCollection 2016.
PubMed 26872219Klingberg-Allvin M, Cleeve A, Atuhairwe S, Tumwesigye NM, Faxelid E, Byamugisha J, Gemzell-Danielsson K. Comparison of treatment of incomplete abortion with misoprostol by physicians and midwives at district level in Uganda: a randomised controlled equivalence trial. Lancet. 2015 Jun 13;385(9985):2392-8. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61935-8. Epub 2015 Mar 27.
PubMed 25817472
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 29 Aug 2014. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Task Sharing to Improve Post Abortion Care at District Health Care Level- Trial in Uganda
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01844024
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Tasksharing PAC
- Conditions
- Pregnancy
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 1,010 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Karolinska InstitutetUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Makerere University
- Study start
- Apr 2013
- Primary completion
- Jul 2014 (actual)
- Study completion
- Jul 2014 (actual)
- First posted
- 1 May 2013 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Uganda is one of the countries with highest fertility rate in the world, 6.7 children per women. It is estimated that 56 percent of all pregnancies are unintended and the contraceptive prevalence rate in Uganda is 23 percent. Unwanted pregnancy is common and induced abortion is illegal. Unsafe abortion is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality among women in Uganda. Almost 40% of admissions to emergency obstetric care units in Uganda due to unsafe abortion is reported and considered high in international comparison. Studies have revealed that trained midlevel providers can deliver safe post abortion care (PAC) for incomplete abortion and use manual vacuum aspiration. The prostaglandin E1 analogue misoprostol has been shown to be an effective tool in the treatment of incomplete abortions. This option is so far under-used in developing countries, especially outside the larger hospitals and private clinics. One significant limiting factor in providing safe PAC is the lack of providers. So far technical training has been mainly limited to physicians. The long-term goal of this project is to provide evidence based information that will contribute to the development of strategies to increase women's access to high level post- abortion care at primary health care level provided by midlevel providers in Uganda. A task shift to midlevel provider in providing treatment of incomplete abortion will increase access to safe PAC and is a key to Millenium Development Goal 5. Misoprostol treatment of incomplete abortion remains underused and in accessible to a majority of women in Uganda because national regulations restricts its prescription and supervision to doctors. However, the safety of misoprostol treatment should make it amenable to provision by midlevel providers. Training of midlevel providers in misoprostol treatment of incomplete abortion will support task shifting in places where doctors are costly and scarce. By evaluating the effectiveness of mid-level providers (midwives); administering misoprostol treatment of incomplete abortion the project is attempting to contribute to the reduction of maternal mortality and morbidity and safeguard high quality of post-abortion care. A direct economic impact can also be expected due to reduced treatment costs of complications from unsafely induced abortion and incomplete abortions. The involvement of midlevel providers in medical treatment of incomplete abortion has previously not been systematically evaluated in African primary health care setting.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| misoprostol by midwife | Other | Other: misoprostol by midwifeWomen with incomplete abortion is diagnosed and treated with misoprostol by midwife |
| Misoprostol by physician | No intervention | –Women with incomplete abortion is diagnosed and treated with misoprostol by physician |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 15 years and older
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- bleeding and contractions during pregnancy
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- women with known allergy to misoprostol,
- a uterine size more than 12 weeks of gestation,
- suspected ectopic pregnancy,
- unstable hemodynamic status and chock,
- signs of pelvic infection and/or sepsis.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| misoprostol by midwifeWomen with incomplete abortion is diagnosed and treated with misoprostol by midwife | Other | misoprostol by midwife |
Primary outcome
Complete abortion
Time frame: 14 days
The clinical assessments of the main outcome are: (i) Physical examination (pulse, blood pressure and temperature); (ii) Pelvic examination that includes examination of size of the uterus (external genitalia, speculum examination, bimanual examination).
4 secondary outcomes
bleeding
Time frame: 14 days
pain
Time frame: 14 days
acceptability
Time frame: 14 days
un-scheduled visits
Time frame: 14 days
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 29 Aug 2014.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 34061352Ghosh J, Papadopoulou A, Devall AJ, Jeffery HC, Beeson LE, Do V, Price MJ, Tobias A, Tuncalp O, Lavelanet A, Gulmezoglu AM, Coomarasamy A, Gallos ID. Methods for managing miscarriage: a network meta-analysis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Jun 1;6(6):CD012602. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012602.pub2.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 26872219Cleeve A, Byamugisha J, Gemzell-Danielsson K, Mbona Tumwesigye N, Atuhairwe S, Faxelid E, Klingberg-Allvin M. Women's Acceptability of Misoprostol Treatment for Incomplete Abortion by Midwives and Physicians - Secondary Outcome Analysis from a Randomized Controlled Equivalence Trial at District Level in Uganda. PLoS One. 2016 Feb 12;11(2):e0149172. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149172. eCollection 2016.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 25817472Klingberg-Allvin M, Cleeve A, Atuhairwe S, Tumwesigye NM, Faxelid E, Byamugisha J, Gemzell-Danielsson K. Comparison of treatment of incomplete abortion with misoprostol by physicians and midwives at district level in Uganda: a randomised controlled equivalence trial. Lancet. 2015 Jun 13;385(9985):2392-8. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61935-8. Epub 2015 Mar 27.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Josaphat Byamugisha, MD, PhD principal investigator
Makerere University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 4 study testing misoprostol by midwife in people with Pregnancy, run by Karolinska Institutet at 1 site in Uganda.
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 1 inclusion and 5 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 29 Aug 2014. 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 Uganda. 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 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.
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?
Complete abortion (time frame: 14 days). 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 NCT01844024, which also lists 3 linked publications.
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 29 Aug 2014.