Vaginal Progesterone for Treatment of Threatened Miscarriage (VPM)
Threatened Miscarriage
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Threatened Miscarriage focused on measuring progesterone, threatened abortion
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant with gestational age less than 24 weeks
- Presented by bleeding with or without pain
- Single viable fetus (confirmed by Ultrasound examination)
- Accepting to have vaginal medication
Exclusion Criteria:
- Currently under medication for any chronic diseases (DM, thyroid, liver, renal, cardiac and autoimmune disease).
- Hypersensitivity to progesterone
- Any documented congenital fetal anomaly in the current pregnancy
- Women received hormonal treatment in the current pregnancy
- Patients conceived via ART
Sites / Locations
- Faculty of MedicineRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Placebo Comparator
Group I (Progesterone Group)
Group II ( Control group)
Complete bed rest as an in/or out- patient, according to patient's preference for first 48-72 hours. Vaginal progesterone treatment as single daily dose of natural micronized progesterone (Prontogest ® 200 mg) at bedtime for 15 days. If needed, a pain killer as Indomethacin 50 mg/ rectally twice daily up to control of uterine colic . Complete abstaining from sexual activity or strenuous effort. Additionally, Rh-ve women with established viable fetuses and continue bleeding will be given a shot of anti-D immunoglobulin 300 ugm/IM ; after 12 weeks' gestation or if undergo surgical evacuation.
Will follow the same plan of management without progesterone support.