Cervical Length Pre-induction as a Tool to Predict Vaginal Birth

Completed

• Conditions: Pregnancy, Prolonged; Cervical Length Measurement
• Interventions: Procedure: Cervical length measurement

• Registration Number: NCT02916082
• Lead Sponsor: Saint Thomas Hospital, Panama

Brief Summary

To evaluate the value of measuring cervical length as a predictor of vaginal birth after induction of labor with prostaglandins in pregnancies with 41 weeks of gestation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-11
• Primary Completion: 2016-06
• Study Completion: 2016-08
• Status Verified: 2016-09
• Study First Submitted: 2016-09-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-09-25
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-09-25
• Study First Posted: 2016-09-27
• Last Update Posted: 2016-09-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

• 41 weeks or more of gestational age
• Cervical length measured by a FMF certified physician

Exclusion Criteria

• Any condition that could interfere with a possible vaginal birth (previous cesarean section, hypertensive disorders of pregnancies).

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Prolonged pregnancy	Cervical length measurement	Pregnancies with 41 weeks or more of gestation determined by a reliable last menstrual period or early fetal ultrasound.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Vaginal Birth	72 hours	Number of vaginal births obtained after a measure of cervical length below 2,5 cms.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Induction to delivery time	72 hours	Time (hours) between the application of a prostaglandin and termination of pregnancy (vaginal or cesarean).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Saint Thomas H; 🇵🇦 Panama, Panama