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Transcervical Foley Catheter with a 50-mL versus 80-mL Single Balloon Volume for Cervical Ripening in Late and Postterm Nulliparous Women: A Single Center Randomized Clinical Trial.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Registration Number
PACTR202404666076601
Lead Sponsor
Franklin Okumu
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria

Nulliparous women (no prior pregnancy > 20 weeks gestation)
Aged = 18 years.
Gestational age of 41+0 weeks or beyond, based on the last known monthly period.
Carrying a single live intrauterine pregnancy in cephalic presentation, with intact amniotic membranes.
Demonstrating a reassuring fetal heart rate pattern on cardiotocograph (CTG) tracing.
Nonsignificant contractions (two or more in 10 minutes).
Unfavourable cervix (Bishop score < 6).

Exclusion Criteria

History of antepartum bleeding.
Use of another ripening agent before FC placement.
Active lower urinary tract infections.
known or suspected latex allergy.
Placenta previa.
Significant fetal anomalies.
Contraindications to vaginal delivery.
Known or newly diagnosed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
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