Can a common drug make fibroid surgery safer?
NCT ID NCT06882824
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether taking misoprostol before myomectomy (surgery to remove uterine fibroids) can reduce blood loss during the operation. 80 women aged 18-43 with symptomatic fibroids will receive either misoprostol or a placebo before surgery. The goal is to see if this simple, well-tolerated drug can lower the risk of heavy bleeding.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- misoprostol
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple, well-tolerated drug to reduce bleeding during fibroid surgery, making the procedure safer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial (80 people) testing a drug already used for other purposes. The benefit may be small or not statistically significant, and side effects like cramps or nausea are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 43 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient aged 18 to 43 * Symptomatic myomas (bleeding, pain or infertility) * Indication for laparoscopic myomectomy Fibroma ≤ 10cm or number ≤ to 4 fibroids * Indication for myomectomy by laparotomy Fibroma \> 10cm, Number \> to 4 fibroids * OTAU possible intraoperatively (Clip on uterine artery and tourniquet placement) * Speak and understand French * Affiliated with a social security scheme. Exclusion Criteria: * History of major uterine surgery or myomectomy (excluding hysteroscopic myomectomy) * Allergy to misoprostol and lactose * Patients with hypersensitivity to misoprostol and/or other prostaglandins or to any of the product's excipients. * Patients taking aspirin or anti-coagulants * Patients with haemostasis disorders * Malnourished patients * Patients with hepatic or renal insufficiency * Pregnancy, suspected ectopic pregnancy and breast-feeding women. * Minors * Guardianship, curatorship, deprived of liberty, safeguard of justice
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Clermont-Ferrand
RECRUITINGClermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, 63000, France
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