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Cervical Ripening in Postmenopausal Women

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02534883

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Official title

Cervical Ripening in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial

Brief summary

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Misoprostol (Cytotec) 200ug vaginally will be given to patients 12 hours and 2 hours pre-operatively (before surgery) for a total of 400ug to ripen, soften or relax the cervix for dilation (opening). This is to assist with the insertion of a hysteroscope (the surgical instrument) into the uterus for all operative hysteroscopic procedures requiring dilation above 5 mm. Time required for cervical dilatation will be recorded. Start time will be when the smallest dilator is placed into the endocervical canal, and stop time recorded when the desired cervical dilation is achieved with the largest dilator. Depending on the procedure, desired dilation may range between 5-10mm. Time will serve as a surrogate for operative ease of dilatation. The investigators will compare the two groups in terms of medication, resistance, dilation time and size, side effects and surgical complications.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02534883
Recruitment status
Terminated
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
St. Louis University
Other
Enrollment
11 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
45 Years to 85 Years
Sex
Female
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Jul 31, 2015
Primary completion
Nov 30, 2016
Completion
Nov 30, 2016
Last update posted
Jul 11, 2018

2015 – 2016

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
St. Mary's Health Center St Louis Missouri 63117

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