Prediction of Preterm delivery by the Electrohysterogram

Completed

• Conditions: Preterm delivery, threatening preterm labor; Preterm labour without delivery; Pregnancy and Childbirth

• Registration Number: ISRCTN07603227
• Lead Sponsor: Maxima Medical Center (Netherlands)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-07-31
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients admitted for threatened preterm labor
2. Gestational age between 23+5 and 34+0 weeks
3. Clinically evaluated symptoms of preterm labor: at least 6 contractions in 60 minutes based on the (cardio) tocogram and/or maternal perception

Exclusion Criteria

Patients in active labor: cervical dilatation =3cm

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predicting value for predicting preterm delivery within 7 days from measurement

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Area Under the Curve of the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve for predicting preterm delivery within 7 days from measurement