NCT04139382: UTAH

Using Telemedicine to Improve Early Medical Abortion at Home

Terminated NA Last updated 18 October 2022

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Telephone Consultation in Abortion Early in 125 participants. Terminated before completion.

Timeline

13 January 2020

Primary endpoint
31 August 2021

31 August 2021

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	NHS Lothian
Phase	NA
Status	Terminated
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	125
Start date	13 January 2020
Primary completion	31 August 2021
Estimated completion	31 August 2021
Sites	1 location across United Kingdom

Drugs / interventions tested

• Telephone Consultation
• Face-to-Face Consultation

Conditions studied

• Abortion Early — all drugs for Abortion Early →
• Abortion in First Trimester — all drugs for Abortion in First Trimester →

Sponsor

NHS Lothian — full company profile →

Who can join

16 and older, female only, with Abortion Early or Abortion in First Trimester. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The investigators plan a trial comparing telephone consultations for women requesting early medical abortion (EMA - under 10 weeks pregnant) to regular face-to-face consultations.

In Scotland, 7 out of 10 women having an abortion choose EMA. The clinic visit to discuss EMA is lengthy (2-3 hours). Much time is spent between having tests and waiting to consult a doctor or nurse. Women can struggle with time off work or childcare for lengthy daytime appointments.

There is some evidence from other countries that telephone consultations for EMA are a safe and acceptable alternative.

In this study, women seeking EMA will be randomised to face-to-face (standard care) or a planned telephone consultation (in advance of the clinic visit).

The investigators will determine the success of the EMA in both groups, women' satisfaction with the consultation and possible advantages and disadvantages. If telephone consultations prove to be effective and acceptable then this will change EMA provision throughout Scotland.

Publications & conference data

2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Using telemedicine to improve early medical abortion at home (UTAH): a randomised controlled trial to compare telemedicine with in-person consultation for early medical abortion.
   Reynolds-Wright JJ, Norrie J, Cameron ST. · · 2023 · cited 3× · PMID 37709327 · DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073630
2. UTAH: Using Telemedicine to improve early medical Abortion at Home: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial comparing face-to-face with telephone consultations for women seeking early medical abortion.
   Reynolds-Wright JJ, Norrie J, Cameron ST. · · 2021 · cited 1× · PMID 34135047 · DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046628