Exploring a Patient-centered Approach to Mifepristone Administration in Medical Abortion

Summary

This study will test ways to give women more options and flexibility when they are ending their unwanted pregnancies. The investigators will look at uptake and acceptability of using mifepristone outside of the clinic for pregnancy termination.

Timeline

Start

2013-04

Primary completion

2014-07

Completion

2014-07

Publications

• Background Swica Y, Chong E, Middleton T, Prine L, Gold M, Schreiber CA, Winikoff B. Acceptability of home use of mifepristone for medical abortion. Contraception. 2013 Jul;88(1):122-7. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2012.10.021. Epub 2012 Nov 21.
• Results Chong E, Frye LJ, Castle J, Dean G, Kuehl L, Winikoff B. A prospective, non-randomized study of home use of mifepristone for medical abortion in the U.S. Contraception. 2015 Sep;92(3):215-9. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2015.06.026. Epub 2015 Jul 2.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.