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Administrative data

NCT number NCT03194230
Other study ID # P160908
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date December 14, 2017
Est. completion date November 24, 2020

Study information

Verified date January 2021
Source Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the use of cervical dilators for cervical ripening in case of second trimester medical termination of pregnancy (TOP) is effective to reduce duration of labor.


Description:

Termination of pregnancy is a distressing and painful procedure for women. The use of cervical dilators could shorten the duration of labor but can generate more pain. The investigators will compare two procedures of induction of labor for second trimester termination of pregnancy: one with the use of oral prostaglandins (misoprostol) only and one with the exact same procedure preceded by cervical ripening with hygroscopic cervical dilators. Epidural analgesia will be effective previously to the placement of cervical dilators and the first tablet of misoprostol. Efficacy will be determined based on the proportion of women achieving vaginal delivery within 12 hours. The beginning of labor will be defined as the first administration of misoprostol tablets in both groups. The investigators will also evaluate safety by collecting hemorrhage endometritis, cervical tear. The investigators will compare psychological impact of these procedures, measured by the impact of event scale and acceptability 1 to 4 months later.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 355
Est. completion date November 24, 2020
Est. primary completion date June 30, 2020
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Female
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Termination of pregnancy requested by the patient and accepted by the weekly multidisciplinary counselling of fetal medicine - gestational age between 15 and 27 weeks and 6 days, - single pregnancy, - major patient, - French-speaking woman, - Patient with health insurance. Exclusion Criteria: - Termination of pregnancy by surgical technique - cicatricial uterus - premature rupture of membranes - chorioamnionitis - multiple pregnancy - placenta praevia - myoma praevia - uterine malformation - unstable maternal pathology - psychiatric pathology - contraindication to mifepristone: severe asthma, adrenal insufficiency, porphyria, corticotherapy. - contraindication to misoprostol: hypersensitivity to prostaglandins. - contraindication to epidural analgesia: hemostasis disorder, spinal or medullary anomaly. - Bishop score > or = to 7 at arrival in birth room

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
With cervical dilatator
Induction of labour by cervical placement of hygroscopic dilators (Dilapan-S Hygroscopic cervical dilator )

Locations

Country Name City State
France Maternité Port Royal Paris

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris INSERM U1153

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

References & Publications (6)

Gitz L, Morel O, Thiebaugeorges O, Sibiude J, Desfeux P, Barranger E. [Termination of pregnancy and intra-uterine fetal death after 14 weeks of pregnancy: Which protocol for induction of labour in 2010?]. J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris). 2011 Feb;40(1):1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jgyn.2010.11.007. Epub 2010 Dec 23. Review. French. — View Citation

Jain JK, Mishell DR Jr. A comparison of misoprostol with and without laminaria tents for induction of second-trimester abortion. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1996 Jul;175(1):173-7. — View Citation

Mazouni C, Vejux N, Menard JP, Bruno A, Boubli L, d'Ercole C, Bretelle F. Cervical preparation with laminaria tents improves induction-to-delivery interval in second- and third-trimester medical termination of pregnancy. Contraception. 2009 Jul;80(1):101-4. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2009.01.013. Epub 2009 Mar 4. — View Citation

Pluchon M, Winer N. [Misoprostol in case of termination of pregnancy in the second and third trimesters. Trials]. J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris). 2014 Feb;43(2):162-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jgyn.2013.11.009. Epub 2014 Jan 16. Review. French. — View Citation

Thong KJ, Baird DT. A study of gemeprost alone, dilapan or mifepristone in combination with gemeprost for the termination of second trimester pregnancy. Contraception. 1992 Jul;46(1):11-7. — View Citation

Vincienne M, Anselem O, Cordier AG, Le Ray C, Tsatsaris V, Benachi A, Goffinet F. Comparison of the Induction-to-Delivery Interval in Terminations of Pregnancy with or without Dilapan-S®. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2018;43(1):61-67. doi: 10.1159/000458410. Epub 2017 Mar 29. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Proportion of women achieving vaginal delivery within 12 hours The beginning of labor will be defined as the placement of the first tablets of misoprostol in both groups. 12 hours
Secondary Induction-to-amniotomy interval Time between the first placement of misoprostol tablets and artificial amniotomy. 12 hours
Secondary Induction-to-delivery interval Time between the first placement of misoprostol tablets and delivery. 24 hours
Secondary Failure in induction of labor Proportion of women not achieving vaginal delivery within 24 hours 24 hours
Secondary Pain assessment at the beginning of the procedure Pain assessment with numerical scale at the placement of dilators and the first misoprostol tablets Hour 0
Secondary Pain assessment of the whole procedure of TOP Pain assessment of the whole procedure by numerical scale at discharge of the hospital 48 hours
Secondary Distress assessment at discharge after TOP Distress assessment at discharge after TOP measured by impact of event scale revised(IES-R) 4 months
Secondary Assessment of acceptability of the whole procedure of TOP Acceptability measured by the proportion of women who would opt for the same procedure after TOP 4 months
Secondary number of complications. Hyperthermia> 40 ° C, septicemia, endometritis defined by a fever associated with pelvic pain, positive bacteriological vaginal specimen and a biological infectious syndrome (leukocytosis greater than 15 000 / mm3 and C-Reactive Protein > 10 IU / mL).
Cervical injury.
Complications of prolonged decubitus: bedsores, thrombo-embolic complications.
Uterine rupture.
Post-partum hemorrhage defined by estimated blood losses greater than 500 mL.
4 months
Secondary Duration of hospitalization. Duration of hospitalization between admission and discharge and in delivery room. 48 hours
Secondary Cost of the procedure Assessment of the whole procedure costs of TOP, including potential complications. 4 months
Secondary Among nullipara, proportion of women achieving vaginal delivery within 12 hours The beginning of labor will be defined as the placement of the first tablets of misoprostol in both groups. 12 hours