A pilot randomised controlled trial of outpatient balloon catheter priming for induction of labour.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Cervical priming; Induction of labour; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Childbirth and postnatal care

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612001184864
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Chris Wilkinson

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-11-08
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Pregnancy is at term (37 completed weeks to 42 completed weeks. Intact membranes. Induction being performed for post-dates or social reason. Singleton, appropriately grown by clinical exam, cephalic presentation. (Clinical suspicion of growth restriction investigated by ultrasound assessment). -Cervical ripening for reasons other than fetal or maternal compromise.

Exclusion Criteria

Known intra uterine growth restriction (< 10th percentile for gestational age), suspected intra uterine growth restriction, Gestational Hypertension and Pre-Eclampsia.*Conditions specific to catheter priming including: placenta previa, low placenta, unDx vaginal bleeding, known latex allergy, active vaginal infection, active genital herpes.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified