Effectiveness of multiple versus once-only membrane sweeping at term in preventing prolonged pregnancy: a randomised controlled trial
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Prevention of prolonged pregnancy
- Registration Number
- PACTR202205822672935
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr. Chidiebere Njoku
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 786
Inclusion Criteria
All consenting booked patients receiving antenatal care at the Federal Medical Centre and Diete-Koki Memorial Hospital, both in Yenagoa, at 39 weeks’ gestational age (reliably confirmed by last menstrual period or/and early ultrasound scan), with a singleton foetus, in cephalic presentation and longitudinal lie, with intact foetal membranes, and no contraindication to vaginal delivery.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with a contraindication to vaginal delivery, abnormal foetal lie and malpresentation, previous Caesarean section, patients being planned for trial of labour after a previous Caesarean section, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis B and C virus infections, were excluded from the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome measure was the proportion of pregnant women whose pregnancies extended to 41 weeks and 3 days’ gestational age in both groups, thus requiring labour induction.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The secondary outcome measures include the incidence rate of pre-labour rupture of membranes, meconium-stained amniotic fluid, foetal Apgar scores at one and five minutes, Caesarean section rate, maternal pain, maternal satisfaction and acceptability.