Medical abortion by telemedicine or standard care in South Africa: A randomized controlled non-inferiority trial 

  University of Cape Town                     South Africa

University of Cape Town is conducting a randomized clinical non-inferiority trial in South Africa to compare the efficacy, safety and acceptability of a telemedicine option for medical abortion to standard abortion care. Participants will be women requesting an abortion early in gestation. They will either receive standard care, which includes an ultrasound and in-person counselling, or telemedicine counselling through Women on Web´s online application SafeAbortion with no ultrasound provided. In both groups, the community health centers will provide the basic physical exam, the abortion medication, and the success of the abortion will be confirmed with a clinical symptom list and pregnancy test.