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Medication

Same-day-start for Pregnancy (MAPUL Trial)

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Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 14 days after initiation of medical abortion
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MAPUL Trial Summary

This trial is testing two different ways of giving medication to people who want an abortion, to see which one is better.

MAPUL Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~through study completion, an average of two weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and through study completion, an average of two weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Time to completed abortion
Secondary outcome measures
Number of participants with complete expulsion of pregnancy without surgical intervention
Percent of participants who complete follow-up and confirm complete abortion
Rate of ectopic pregnancy
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MAPUL Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: Same-day-startActive Control1 Intervention
Patients seeking medication abortion who are shown to have an asymptomatic, low-risk pregnancy of unknown location who are randomized to same-day start will have their medication abortion initiated on the day that they present for services while simultaneously ruling out ectopic pregnancy with serial hcg testing
Group II: Delay-for-diagnosisActive Control1 Intervention
Patients seeking medication abortion who are shown to have an asymptomatic, low-risk pregnancy of unknown location who are randomized to delay-for-diagnosis will first have ectopic pregnancy ruled out with serial hcg and ultrasounds prior to initiating medication abortion

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Planned Parenthood League of MassachusettsLead Sponsor
18 Previous Clinical Trials
14,990 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Medication Abortion for Pregnancy of Unknown Location
2019. "Medication Abortion for Pregnancy of Unknown Location". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04026789.
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~10 spots leftby Apr 2025
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