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CTRI Number  CTRI/2014/03/004491 [Registered on: 24/03/2014] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 21/03/2014
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Addition of 400 microgram misoprotol to routine management of third stage of labour in women at risk for bleeding after delivery. 
Scientific Title of Study   Efficacy and safety of 400 microgram misoprostol by sublingual route to augment routine management of third stage of labour in high risk women following vaginal delivery. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
11/2/202 NMC/Ethi/Gen/p086  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Arindam Majumdar 
Designation  RESIDENT 
Affiliation  NRS MEDICAL COLLEGE ,KOLKATA 
Address  138,A.P.C Road, Kolkata-14

Kolkata
WEST BENGAL
700014
India 
Phone  9231509828  
Fax    
Email  arindamsutia@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  DrPICKLU CHAUDHURI 
Designation  ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR 
Affiliation  NRS MEDICAL COLLEGE,KOLKATA 
Address  138,A.P.C Road, Kolkata-14

Kolkata
WEST BENGAL
700014
India 
Phone  9432277443  
Fax    
Email  picklu.chaudhuri@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  DrPICKLU CHAUDHURI 
Designation  ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR 
Affiliation  NRS MEDICAL COLLEGE,KOLKATA 
Address  138,A.P.C Road, Kolkata-14

Kolkata
WEST BENGAL
700014
India 
Phone  9432277443  
Fax    
Email  picklu.chaudhuri@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
NRS Medical College ,Kolkata 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  NRS MEDICAL COLLEGE KOLKATA  
Address  138,A.P.C Road, Kolkata-14 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Arindam Majumdar  G&O OPD,ROOM NO-64. Kolkata WEST BENGAL  DEPARTMENT OF G&O,NRS MEDICAL COLLEGE KOLKATA Kolkata WEST BENGAL
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
9231509828

arindamsutia@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE,NRSMCH,KOLKATA  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Pregant women with known High risk factors for post partum hemorrhage.,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Misoprostol 400 microgram  Sublingual 400 microgram misoprostol and 10 units oxytocin intramuscular within 1 minute of delivery of newborn( second baby in case of twin) 
Comparator Agent  Placebo  sublingual placebo tablets and intramuscular oxytocin 10 IU withiin 1 minute of delivery of newborn( second baby in case of twin)  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  45.00 Year(s)
Gender  Female 
Details  Women with one or more of the high risk factors as
multiple pregnancy
• polyhydramnios
• prolonged labour
• labor augmented by oxytocin.
• H/O PPH in previous pregnancy.
• Post caesarean section (for vaginal delivery)
• Obese patient (BMJ >30)
• Grand multipara
• APH
• Severe preeclampsia/eclampsia.
• Anaemia(hb<10gm%)
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Any contraindications for the use of misoprostol and oxytocin such as known hypersensitivity, asthma, epilepsy etc.
Cardiovascular, hepatic, haematological disorders.
Temperature >38ï‚°C
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Blood loss after delivery and incidence of Post partum Haemorrhage  From delivery of the newborn to 1 hour after delivery 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1.Post parum drop of Haemoglobin concentration
2. need for additional oxytocic and blood transfusion
3. complications and side effects 
1. 24 hours after delivery
2. 24 hours after delivery
3. 24 hours after delivery 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="200"
Sample Size from India="200" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/03/2013 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
Publication Details    
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary   The present study is a randomized double bind placebo controlled  trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of  400 microgram misoprostol in addition to routine mangement of third stage of labour with 10 units of intramuscular oxytocin in women with high risk factors for PPH following vaginal delivery.The primary outcome measures  are  the postpartum blood loss and incidence of PPH.  
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