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ifedipine versus Atosiban in the treatment of threatened preterm labour: APOSTEL III.

Completed
Conditions
TocolysisAtosibanNifedipinePreterm LabourTocolyseVroeggeboorte
Registration Number
NL-OMON20652
Lead Sponsor
AMC Amsterdam
Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
500
Inclusion Criteria

Women ≥ 18 years old with a singleton pregnancy with a gestational age of 25-34 weeks in threatened preterm labour, as defined by:

Uterine contractions, at least 3 contractions per 30 minutes, and one of the following:

Exclusion Criteria

1. Vaginal bleeding;

2. Cerclage;

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The primary outcome measure will be a composite poor neonatal outcome, including broncho pulmonary dysplasia (BPD), periventricular leucomalacia (PVL) > grade 1, intracerebral haemorrhage > grade 2, necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) > stage 1, proven sepsis and in-hospital death.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary outcomes will be time to delivery, gestational age at delivery, number of days on ventilation support, in NICU, total days of the baby alive outside the hospital counted from a gestational age of 37 weeks and maternal side effects.
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