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Technique of foley insertion - A randomised clinical trial

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: O80- Encounter for full-term uncomplicated delivery
Registration Number
CTRI/2021/07/035081
Lead Sponsor
JIPMER Puducherry
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
446
Inclusion Criteria

1.Primigravida of more than or equal to 18 years of age

2.Bishop score less than or equal to 5

3.Term gestation (37 or more weeks of gestation)

4.Singleton pregnancy with Cephalic presentation

5.Intact membranes

6.Reassuring preinduction fetal heart rate tracing

Exclusion Criteria

1.Prior use of an induction agent

2.Suspicion of chorio-amnionitis or reported a fever in the 48 hours before induction

3.Antepartum hemorrhage (Placental Abruption, placenta previa)

4.Latex allergy

5.Contraindications to vaginal delivery

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To compare the effect of digital technique of transcervical Foley placement with speculum technique among Primigravida at term gestation undergoing cervical ripening on â?? <br/ ><br>1.Failure rate <br/ ><br>2.Insertion related pain <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 1.Failure rate- immediately assessed <br/ ><br>2.Insertion related pain- with 30 minutes of insertion <br/ ><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1.Maternal satisfaction <br/ ><br>2.Time taken for successful insertion of Foley <br/ ><br>3.Fever within 24 hrs of insertion <br/ ><br>4.Insertion related obstetric Complications <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 1.Maternal satisfaction- assessed within 30 minutes <br/ ><br>2.Time taken for successful insertion of Foley-assessed immediately <br/ ><br>3.Fever within 24 hrs of insertion- assessed within 24hrs <br/ ><br>4.Insertion related obstetric Complications- assessed immediately <br/ ><br>
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