Sweeping the Membranes, Cervical Length and Duration of Labor

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Disorder of Amniotic Cavity and/or Membrane
• Interventions: Procedure: sweeping the membranes; Other: No sweeping group

• Registration Number: NCT01309308
• Lead Sponsor: Huriye Ayse Parlakgumus

Brief Summary

Sweeping the membranes in term pregnancy may shorten the cervix and reduce the time to delivery.

Detailed Description

Cervical length will be measured in both groups. The membranes will be swept in pregnancies beyond 38 weeks by digital examination in the study group. The control group will only be examined for Bishop score. Two days later cervical length will be Measured once more.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-02
• Primary Completion: 2011-03
• Study Completion: 2011-03
• Study First Submitted: 2011-03-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-03-04
• Study First Posted: 2011-03-07
• Results First Submitted: 2011-03-18
• Results First Submitted QC: 2011-08-26
• Status Verified: 2011-10
• Results First Posted: 2011-10-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-10-03
• Last Update Posted: 2011-10-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• The patients who completed the 38th week of pregnancy, otherwise healthy gravida who have no contraindication to vaginal delivery.

Exclusion Criteria

• Women who have chronic disease complicating pregnancy, multiple pregnancies and in whom vaginal delivery is contraindicated.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
The membranes swept group	sweeping the membranes	This group will have a sweeping of the membranes after the 38th of gestation at hospital, in order to reduce the latency period until labor. Sweeping of the membranes is done by the insertion of examiners finger between the decidua and fetal membranes and by the circular movement of the finger, the membranes are detached from the decidua.
No sweeping group	No sweeping group	This group will not have sweeping of the membranes, will only have vaginal ultrasound

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cervical Shortening	2days	Cervix 1 was measured at the sagittal plane of cervix from external to the internal os. Two days later cervix 2 was measured the same way. The cervical shortening was calculated from subtracting cervix 1 from cervix 2.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Duration of Latency Until Labor	15 days	The period (in days) from the last cervical measurement to the start of second phase of labor.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Baskent Universitesi Seyhan Arastirma ve Uygulama Hastanesi; 🇹🇷 Adana, Turkey