Can shear wave elastography be of value in the assessment of cervical strength for the prediction of preterm birth?
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Preterm birthcervix weaknessCervical insufficiencyReproductive Health and Childbirth - Antenatal care
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12616000934448
- Lead Sponsor
- Curtin University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 502
Inclusion Criteria
Non-pregnant participants
18 to 49 years of age
Varying ethnicity
Pregnant participants:
Cyesis between the Gestations of 16 and 28 weeks gestation
Consent to allowing information on delivery details to be accessed from patient or medical records
Varying gestational status
Varying ethnicity
Exclusion Criteria
Unable to give consent
Unwilling to give consent
Multiple gestations for pregnant participants
Receiving vaginal progesterone
Current cervical cerclage placement
Previous medical history of hysterectomy for non-pregnant participants
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method