Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
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2025-12-25 @ 1:06 AM
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2025-12-25 @ 1:06 AM
NCT ID:
NCT00376493
Brief Summary:
Patients with infected abortion will be treated with dilatation and curettage, intravenous antibiotics. The purpose of this study is to verify if it is necessary to keep the use of oral antibiotics after hospital discharge.
Detailed Description:
The use of 7-10 days of treatment for infected/septic abortion is not based on clinical trials. A recent evidence showed that endometritis post cesarean section needs no treatment after hospital discharge. The objective of this study is to verify if this finding also applies to infected abortions.
After in hospital treatment, the patients will be randomized to the traditional treatment (metronidazole and doxycycline) or to placebo until 10 days of treatment is completed. Active follow-up will be done every 2 days, and the patient will be reevaluated at the end of treatment.
Cure will be defined as the absence of fever, pain and bleeding. Failure of treatment will be considered as the need for hospitalization or additional antibiotics.
Study:
NCT00376493
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00376493