Transvaginal ultrasonographically measured cervical length versus Bishop score for pre-induction cervical assessment at term. A double blind randomized study.
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Registration Number
- PACTR202002551739914
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr. Chigozie Okafor
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 72
Inclusion Criteria
1. Gestational age of 37-42 weeks.
2. Singleton pregnancy.
3. Primigravida/nulliparous pregnant women.
4. Normotensive pregnancy.
5. Live cephalic presenting foetus.
6. Intact fetal membranes.
7. No evidence of labour.
8. No previous uterine surgeries/scar.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Women that refused to give consent for participation in the study.
2. Preterm pregnancices.
3. Non-cephalic presentation/foetal malpresentations.
4. Multiple pregnancies.
5. Women with previous uterine surgeries/scars.
6. Intrauterine fetal death.
7. Fetal heart rate abnormalities at the time of admission.
8. Those with contraindication to vaginal delivery.
9. Present history of antepartum haemorrhage.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Mode of delivery. 2. Total amount of prostaglandins to be administered for pre-induction cervical assessment.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Proportion of women that were administered prostaglandins for pre-induction cervical priming due to unfavourable cervix. 2. The need for oxytocin augumentation. 3. Induction to active phase of labour interval. 4. Induction delivery interval. 5. APGAR Score and proportion of newborns admitted to Special Care Baby Unit.