Voluntary Termination of Pregnancy: Comparison of Women's Experiences Depending on the Method Used.

NCT06140069 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: RC31/23/0563
• Study Type: observational
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Voluntary termination of pregnancy (abortion) is a major current societal issue. This is a very common situation, around 225,000 abortions are carried out every year in France. The French law of March 2, 2022 (no. 2022-295) extended the legal deadline for voluntary termination of pregnancy from 14 to 16 weeks of amenorrhea (SA). The recommendations have not been updated following this legal extension, the centers performing abortions are therefore free regarding the protocol for carrying out these so-called late abortions (between 14 and 16 weeks). There are two pregnancy termination techniques practiced in France: medical or surgical. The drug method consists of drug-induced expulsion of the pregnancy. This method is carried out in the delivery room, and lasts several hours. The surgical method consists of an endouterine aspiration carried out in the operating room, which lasts approximately 30 minutes. At the Toulouse University Hospital, as in many centers in France, it is the patient who chooses the method, apart from a contraindication to one or other of these methods. Due to the recent nature of these late abortions, practitioners still have little experience of the consequences of these procedures and this compromises the quality of the information provided to patients. It is necessary to have quality studies to improve knowledge about late abortions, in order to be able to correctly inform patients and allow them to make an informed choice regarding the method used.

Conditions

Voluntary Termination of Pregnancy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Evaluation of anxiety or depressive disorder depending on the method used, surgical or medicinal

  Anxiety will be measured using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)

  At the inclusion visit before abortion and 3 weeks after abortion

Study Arms (1)

Experimental: Patient treated at the Toulouse University Hospital for an abortion

Patient treated at the Toulouse University Hospital for an abortion between 14 and 16 weeks (dating by ultrasound) presenting with a single and evolving pregnancy.

Other: Questionnaire

Interventions

Questionnaire OTHER

A questionnaire is offered to patients who meet the eligibility criteria and who have given their non-objection during the abortion request consultation. This questionnaire includes questions for screening for anxiety and depressive disorders.

Experimental: Patient treated at the Toulouse University Hospital for an abortion

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patient coming for Voluntary termination of pregnancy (abortion)

You may qualify if:

• Any adult patient
• Having given her non-opposition after clear and fair information (patient who understands and reads French)
• Patient treated at the Toulouse University Hospital for an abortion between 14 and 16 weeks (dating by ultrasound)
• Singleton pregnancy
• Progressive pregnancy

You may not qualify if:

• Protected adult patient (guardianship, curatorship, protection of justice)
• Developing psychiatric pathologies
• Fetal anomaly detected

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Toulouse: lead

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Lola LOUSSERT CHAMBRE, MD

  University Hospital, Toulouse

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 10, 2023
• First Posted: November 18, 2023
• Study Start: December 20, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 20, 2024
• Study Completion: December 20, 2024
• Last Updated: July 21, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share