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Induction to Labour With Double Cervical Ballon at Home Versus at Hospital

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Cervical Dilatation
Live Birth
Induced; Birth
Interventions
Device: Cervical rippening at home
Device: Cervical rippening in the hospital
Registration Number
NCT06053073
Lead Sponsor
Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial\] is to compare the outcomes between induction to labour at home versus hospitalized. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Can the induction to labour at home with cervical rippening ballon increase the vaginal delivery rate?

* Will the induction to labour at home increase maternal satisfaction

* Will the induction to labour at home improve medical circuits and coulb it be cost effective? Participants who meet inclusion criteria will undergo randomization so as to be asignated an induction to labour at home or in the hospital.

Researchers will compare both labour induction groups to see if the induction to labour at home has better outcomes as described previously.

Detailed Description

INDOBAMHOS is a multicentric randomized clinical trial which is based in the principle that cervical rippening with intracervical probes with ballons is as safe as pharmacological induction with PGE2 and it seems to be a suitable option to develop the cervical rippening process of the induction at home rather than in the hospital.

The purpouse of the study is to demonstrate that the comfort of performing the cervical rippenning at home will benefit patients with an increase of the vaginal delivery rate and increases maternal satisfaction. And also will improve medical circuits and could be cost-effective when compared to hospitalized labour induction.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
834
Inclusion Criteria
  • Pregnant women with ages >18 y.o
  • Being able to read and understand the informed consent
  • Accept to join the study when signing the informed consent
  • Singleton
  • Cephalic presentation
  • Weeks of gestation between equal or more than 37 and less than 42
  • Low risk indication of labor induction: Cronologically prolonged gestation
  • Intermediate risk indication of labor induction: Macrosoma, Elevated maternal age, Intrahepatic Gestacional Colestasis, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus treated with diet, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus with insulin therapy and correct metabollic controls, Small for gestacional age fetus, Stable chronic hypertension, anterior caesarean section
Exclusion Criteria
  • Premature rupture of membranes (PROM)
  • Breech presentation
  • Unstable presentation
  • Polihydramnios
  • Severe congenital fetal afection
  • Fetal growth restriction
  • Suspected fetal well-being loss on CTG
  • Bishop score equal or higher than seven before insertion of the CRB
  • High cephalic presentation
  • Home further than 30min from Hospital
  • Preeclampsia
  • Diabetes Mellitus type 1
  • Maternal Hypertension
  • Other maternal pathology with severe compromise
  • Vaginal delivery Exclusion:
  • Oclusive and non-occlusive placenta previa (marginal or low insertion)
  • Vasa previa
  • Transverse / Oblique situation
  • Cord prolapse
  • History of previous caesarean section with uterine incission in inverted T
  • History of uterine rupture
  • Two or more previous Caesarean section
  • Active genital herpetical infection

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
At home patients groupCervical rippening at homeAfter insertion of the Cervical Rippening Balloon and checking fetal and maternal well-being, the patient will go home between 6 and 8 hours to complete the cervical rippening process. The patient will remove autonomously the balloon and will go to the hospital one hour later, where the induction will continue.
Hospitalized patients groupCervical rippening in the hospitalAfter the insertion of the Cervical Rippening Balloon and verifications of the fetal and materna well-being, the patient will undergo the cervical rippening process for between 6 and 8 hours in the hospital and will remain hospitalized until the time of the delivery.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Type of deliveryEnd of the delivery

Vaginal birth, Cesarean section

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Fever during childbirthAt the moment of the delivery, between 1 day and 3

Presence of absence

Neonatal seizuresFrom the delivery to discharge from hospital, between 1 and 7 days

Presence of absence

Indication of induction1 day

Cathegorical variable, it will be studied the different reason that motivated the induction to delivery for each patient

Adverse outcomesDuring cervical rippening and labor, between 6 hours and 3 days

Number of adverse outcomes

Artificial AmniorrhexisDuring cervical rippening and labor, between 6 hours and 3 days

Presence or absence

Oxytocin infusionDuring cervical rippening and labor, between 6 hours and 3 days

Presence or absence

Subsequent PGE2 useDuring cervical rippening and labor, between 6 hours and 3 days

Presence or absence

HyperstimulationDuring cervical rippening and labor, between 6 hours and 3 days

Presence or absence

Reason for instrumentationAt the moment of the delivery, between 1 day and 3

Cathegorical variable, it will be studied the different reason of instrumentation

Days of postpartum hospitalizationFrom the delivery to discharge from hospital, between 1 and 7 days

Days

Weeks of gestationOnly at time of recruitment, 1 day

Measured in number of weeks and days

Time of cervical rippening balloonAt the insertion of the rippening balloon and after removing it, about 6 hours

Hours

Partian emptying of the balloon due to painDuring cervical rippening, about 6 hours

Milliliters

Type of deliveryAt the moment of the delivery, between 1 day and 3

Cathegorical variable, it will be studied the different type of delivery for each patient

Time to deliveryAt the moment of the delivery, between 1 day and 3

Hours

Reason for Cesarean sectionAt the moment of the delivery, between 1 day and 3

Cathegorical variable, it will be studied the different reason of cesarean section

Epidural anesthesiaDuring cervical rippening and labor, between 6 hours and 3 days

Presence of absence

Perineal injuriesAt the moment of the delivery, between 1 day and 3

Presence of absence

Postpartum haemorrageAt the moment of the delivery, between 1 day and 3

Presence of absence

AnemiaAt the moment of the delivery, between 1 day and 3

Presence of absence

ParityAt time of recruitment and end of delivery, about 1 or 2 days

Number of pregnancies and deliveries of each patient

Bishop scoreBefore inserting the rippening balloon and after removing it, about 6 hours

Score obtained when evaluating the different features of the uterine cervix by touch

Time of dilatationDuring labour and until delivery, between 1 and 3 days

Hours

Pharmacological analgesia during the cervical rippeningDuring cervical rippening, about 6 hours

Number of drugs administered

Uterine ruptureAt the moment of the delivery, between 1 day and 3

Presence of absence

Maternal ICU admissionAt the moment of the delivery, between 1 day and 3

Presence of absence

Meconial amniotic fluidDuring cervical rippening and labor, between 6 hours and 3 days

Presence of absence

SepsisAt the moment of the delivery, between 1 day and 3

Presence of absence

APGAR scoreAt the moment of the delivery, between 1 day and 3

Score obtained when evaluating neonatal apearance, heart rate, muscular tone, activity, breath, gestures

Arterial pHAt the moment of the delivery, between 1 day and 3

pH value of neonatal umbilical artery

Venous pHAt the moment of the delivery, between 1 day and 3

pH value of neonatal umbilical vein

Neonatal antibiotic administracionFrom the delivery to discharge from hospital, between 1 and 7 days

Presence of absence

Neonatal deathFrom the delivery to discharge from hospital, between 1 and 7 days

Presence of absence

Pain/DiscomfortDuring cervical rippening, about 6 hours

Measure with analogue scale from 1 to 10

Labor Agentry ScaleUp to two months

Score obtained adding different items on the Scale

Edinburg questionnaire for postpartum depressionUp to two months

Score obtained adding different items on the Scale

BreastfeedingUp to two months

Presence of abscence

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) admissionFrom the delivery to discharge from hospital, between 1 and 7 days

Days

Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathyFrom the delivery to discharge from hospital, between 1 and 7 days

Presence of absence

Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newbornFrom the delivery to discharge from hospital, between 1 and 7 days

Presence of absence

Neonatal intubation or chest compressionsFrom the delivery to discharge from hospital, between 1 and 7 days

Presence of absence

Impact of Event Scale-RevisedUp to two months

Score obtained adding different items on the Scale

SF-12 questionnaireUp to two months

Score obtained adding different items on the Scale

Diagnosis of depressionUp to two months

Presence or Absence

Medical costsOne year

Measured in euros

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

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Barcelona, Spain

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