Misoprostol as First Aid Measure to Address Excessive Postpartum Bleeding

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2017-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The overall study purpose is to evaluate the safety, feasibility and acceptability of advance distribution of misoprostol to be used as 'first aid treatment' administered by the woman herself or her family to help treat excessive bleeding in home births.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Gynuity Health Projects
• Collaborator: National Committee for Maternal & Neonatal Health
• Treatments: Misoprostol

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant women living in sample districts

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unable to provide informed consent