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Early Pregnancy FailurePhase 4Triple MNCT03212352

Comparing Two Medical Treatments for Early Pregnancy Failure.

A Phase 4 study testing Mifepristone and Misoprostol in people with Early Pregnancy Failure, run by Radboud University Medical Center at 13 sites in Netherlands.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

This study aims to compare whether a combination of two drugs (Mifepristone and misoprostol) are superior compared to using only one of these drugs (Misoprostol) as medical treatment for a miscarriage. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 16 years and older, women only
Conditions the study is for
Early Pregnancy Failure
What is being tested?
Mifepristone and Misoprostol
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
342 participants
Where
13 sitesNetherlands
Study dates
27 Jun 2018to 16 Mar 2020
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 16 years and older
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Early pregnancy failure, 6-14 weeks postmenstrual with
  • a crown-rump length ≥ 6mm and no cardiac activity OR
  • a crown-rump length <6mm and no fetal growth at least one week later OR
  • a gestational sac with absent embryonic pole for at least one week.
  • At least one week after diagnosis OR a discrepancy of at least one week between crown-rump length and calendar gestational age
  • Intra-uterine pregnancy
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  • Women aged above 16 years
  • Hemodynamic stable patient
  • No signs of infection
  • No signs of incomplete abortion
  • No contraindications for mifepristone or misoprostol

Who cannot join

  • Patient does not meet inclusion criteria, discovered after randomization
  • Inability to give informed consent
  • Known clotting disorder or use of anticoagulants
  • Known risk factors for, or presence of, a cardiovascular disease
  • Language barrier

Trial locations and contacts

13 sites in 1 country.

13 sites in 1 country

Netherlands13 sites
  • OLVG

    Amsterdam

  • Rijnstate

    Arnhem, Gelderland, 6815 AD

  • Amphia Hospital

    Breda

  • Catharina Hospital

    Eindhoven

  • Martini Hospital

    Groningen

  • Zuyderland Medical Centre

    Heerlen

  • St. Antonius Hospital

    Nieuwegein

  • Radboud University Medical Centre

    Nijmegen, Gelderland, 6500 HB

  • Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital

    Nijmegen, Gelderland, 6532 SZ

  • Laurentius Hosptial

    Roermond

  • Maasstad Ziekenhuis

    Rotterdam, South Holland, 3079 DZ

  • Haaglanden Medical Centre

    The Hague

  • VieCuri Medical Centre

    Venlo

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About this study

Official title: Mifepristone and Misoprostol Versus Misoprostol Alone for Uterine Evacuation After Early Pregnancy Failure: a Randomized Double Blind Placebo-controlled Comparison (Triple M Trial)

This study aims to compare whether a combination of two drugs (Mifepristone and misoprostol) are superior compared to using only one of these drugs (Misoprostol) as medical treatment for a miscarriage. Women in whom early pregnancy failure, 6-14 weeks postmenstrual, is ultrasonographically confirmed qualify for this study.

It is expected that the combination of Mifepristone and Misoprostol is more effective in reaching complete evacuation, and therefore can prevent more invasive treatment such as curettage.

Read the detailed description

This study will test the hypothesis that, in early pregnancy failure, the sequential combination of mifepristone with misoprostol is superior to the use of misoprostol alone in terms of complete evacuation of products of conception (primary outcome), patient satisfaction, complications, side effects and costs (secondary outcomes). The trial will be performed multi-centred (hospitals), prospectively, two-armed, randomized, double-blinded and placebo-controlled.

Women with ultrasonographically confirmed early pregnancy failure (6-14 weeks postmenstrual), managed expectantly for at least one week, can be included. Before medical treatment with misoprostol (two doses 400mcg (four hours apart), repeated after 24 hours if no tissue is lost), patients will be randomized to oral mifepristone (600mg) or oral placebo (identical in appearance). The investigators aim to randomize 460 women in a 1:1 ratio, stratified by centre.

After six weeks, the primary endpoint, complete or incomplete evacuation, will be determined

Being tested
Mifepristone, Misoprostol
Keywords
miscarriage, mifepristone, misoprostol, medical treatment, patient satisfaction, abortifacient agents
Medical subject headings
Abortion, Spontaneous, Patient Satisfaction

What participants receive

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

  • MifepristoneDrug

    Also called Mifegyne

    Adding 600 mg of Mifepristone to the regular treatment with Misoprostol 800 mcg.

  • MisoprostolDrug

    Also called Cytotec

    Regular treatment with Misoprostol 800 mcg.

Study groups in NCT03212352
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
MisoprostolPlacebo comparatorBefore medical treatment with misoprostol (two doses 400mcg (four hours apart), repeated after 24 hours if no tissue is lost), patients receive an oral placebo.
Receives: Drug: Misoprostol
Misoprostol and MifepristoneExperimentalBefore medical treatment with misoprostol (two doses 400mcg (four hours apart), repeated after 24 hours if no tissue is lost), patients receive oral mifepristone (600mg).
Receives: Drug: Mifepristone; Drug: Misoprostol

What is being measured

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

  1. Complete evacuation

    Whether or not complete evacuation (total endometrial thickness <15 mm) has been acquired will be assessed through ultrasonography.

    Measured: six weeks after initial treatment

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. patient satisfaction

    To assess how satisfied patient are with the treatment they underwent. Patient satisfaction with treatment will be measured using The Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8, digital)

    Measured: At baseline, day four, two and six weeks after treatment

  2. complications

    How many and which complications have occured?

    Measured: six weeks after treatment

  3. side effects

    Which side effects have patients experienced and to what degree?

    Measured: six weeks after treatment

  4. costs

    To evaluate which medical treatment strategy is cost-effective, volumes of health care consumed will additionally be measured prospectively alongside the clinical trial together with cost associated with productivity losses. Costs of medical interventions (direct costs) and costs resulting from productivity loss (indirect costs) will be taken into account. Resource uses will be recorded in the case report forms. Standardized unit costs will be calculated using the Dutch manual for costing in economic evaluations and standardised costs.

    Measured: up to six weeks after treatment

  5. Overall quality of health, as experienced by the patient.

    To measure the quality of the health status of the patients, a validated so-called health-related quality of life (HRQoL) instrument will be used: the Short Form 36 health survey

    Measured: At baseline, day four, and two and six weeks after initial treatment.

  6. Overall quality of health, as experienced by the patient.

    To measure the quality of the health status of the patients,a validated so-called health-related quality of life (HRQoL) instrument will be used: the EuroQol-5D.

    Measured: At baseline, day four, and two and six weeks after initial treatment.

Timeline

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

  1. First posted11 Jul 2017
  2. Study start27 Jun 2018
  3. Primary completion23 Jan 2020
  4. Study completion16 Mar 2020

Why it stopped: Advised by DSMB based on interim-analysis, highly significant difference.

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 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Before medical treatment with misoprostol (two doses 400mcg (four hours apart), repeated after 24 hours if no tissue is lost), patients will be randomized to oral mifepristone (600mg) or oral placebo (identical in appearance).
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider
Enrolment
342 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03212352
Sponsor's protocol ID
62449
Acronym
Triple M
Status last verified
Sep 2019
First submitted
2 Jul 2017
Last updated
1 May 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Graziosi GC, Mol BW, Reuwer PJ, Drogtrop A, Bruinse HW. Misoprostol versus curettage in women with early pregnancy failure after initial expectant management: a randomized trial. Hum Reprod. 2004 Aug;19(8):1894-9. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deh344. Epub 2004 Jun 10.

    PubMed 15192065
  • You JH, Chung TK. Expectant, medical or surgical treatment for spontaneous abortion in first trimester of pregnancy: a cost analysis. Hum Reprod. 2005 Oct;20(10):2873-8. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dei163. Epub 2005 Jun 24.

    PubMed 15979988
  • Hooker AB, Lemmers M, Thurkow AL, Heymans MW, Opmeer BC, Brolmann HA, Mol BW, Huirne JA. Systematic review and meta-analysis of intrauterine adhesions after miscarriage: prevalence, risk factors and long-term reproductive outcome. Hum Reprod Update. 2014 Mar-Apr;20(2):262-78. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmt045. Epub 2013 Sep 29.

    PubMed 24082042
  • Lemmers M, Verschoor MA, Hooker AB, Opmeer BC, Limpens J, Huirne JA, Ankum WM, Mol BW. Dilatation and curettage increases the risk of subsequent preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Hum Reprod. 2016 Jan;31(1):34-45. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dev274. Epub 2015 Nov 2.

    PubMed 26534897
  • Soulat C, Gelly M. [Immediate complications of surgical abortion]. J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris). 2006 Apr;35(2):157-62. doi: 10.1016/s0368-2315(06)76389-x. French.

    PubMed 16575361
  • Niinimaki M, Jouppila P, Martikainen H, Talvensaari-Mattila A. A randomized study comparing efficacy and patient satisfaction in medical or surgical treatment of miscarriage. Fertil Steril. 2006 Aug;86(2):367-72. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.12.072. Epub 2006 Jun 9.

    PubMed 16764872
  • Neilson JP, Hickey M, Vazquez J. Medical treatment for early fetal death (less than 24 weeks). Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006 Jul 19;2006(3):CD002253. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002253.pub3.

    PubMed 16855990
  • van den Berg J, Gordon BBM, Snijders MPML, Vandenbussche FPHA, Coppus SFPJ. The added value of mifepristone to non-surgical treatment regimens for uterine evacuation in case of early pregnancy failure: a systematic review of the literature. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2015 Dec;195:18-26. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2015.09.027. Epub 2015 Sep 30.

    PubMed 26461963
  • Lemmers M, Verschoor MAC, Oude Rengerink K, Naaktgeboren C, Bossuyt PM, Huirne JAF, Janssen IAH, Radder C, Klinkert ER, Langenveld J, van der Voet L, Siemens FF, Bongers MY, van Hooff MH, van der Ploeg M, Sjors FPJ, Coppus SFPJ, Ankum WM, Mol BWJ; MisoREST study group. MisoREST: Surgical versus expectant management in women with an incomplete evacuation of the uterus after misoprostol treatment for miscarriage: A cohort study. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2017 Apr;211:83-89. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2017.01.019. Epub 2017 Jan 27.

    PubMed 28209537
  • Lemmers M, Verschoor MA, Oude Rengerink K, Naaktgeboren C, Opmeer BC, Bossuyt PM, Huirne JA, Janssen CA, Radder C, Klinkert ER, Langenveld J, Catshoek R, Van der Voet L, Siemens F, Geomini P, Van Hooff MH, Van der Ploeg JM, Coppus SF, Ankum WM, Mol BW; MisoREST study group. MisoREST: surgical versus expectant management in women with an incomplete evacuation of the uterus after misoprostol treatment for miscarriage: a randomized controlled trial. Hum Reprod. 2016 Nov;31(11):2421-2427. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dew221. Epub 2016 Sep 2.

    PubMed 27591236
  • Say L, Kulier R, Gulmezoglu M, Campana A. Medical versus surgical methods for first trimester termination of pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005 Jan 25;2002(1):CD003037. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003037.pub2.

    PubMed 15674900
  • Kulier R, Kapp N, Gulmezoglu AM, Hofmeyr GJ, Cheng L, Campana A. Medical methods for first trimester abortion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Nov 9;2011(11):CD002855. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002855.pub4.

    PubMed 22071804
  • Maria B, Chaneac M, Stampf F, Ulmann A. [Early pregnancy interruption using an antiprogesterone steroid: Mifepristone (RU 486)]. J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris). 1988;17(8):1089-94. French.

    PubMed 3235788
  • Grimes DA, Mishell DR Jr, Shoupe D, Lacarra M. Early abortion with a single dose of the antiprogestin RU-486. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1988 Jun;158(6 Pt 1):1307-12. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(88)90361-4.

    PubMed 2454578
  • van den Berg J, van den Bent JM, Snijders MP, de Heus R, Coppus SF, Vandenbussche FP. Sequential use of mifepristone and misoprostol in treatment of early pregnancy failure appears more effective than misoprostol alone: a retrospective study. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2014 Dec;183:16-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.10.010. Epub 2014 Oct 14.

    PubMed 25461345

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Mifepristone and Misoprostol in people with Early Pregnancy Failure, run by Radboud University Medical Center at 13 sites in Netherlands.

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 11 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 May 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 13 sites in Netherlands. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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 was stopped early (reason given: Advised by DSMB based on interim-analysis, highly significant difference.). Results are not available in the source record.

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 evacuation (time frame: six weeks after initial treatment). 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 NCT03212352, which also lists 31 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 1 May 2020.

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