Birth canal dilator study
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Pregnancy and Childbirthlabour, delivery
- Registration Number
- PACTR201801002864315
- Lead Sponsor
- Effective Care Research Unit, University of Witwatersrand and Fort Hare
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Nulliparous women
Aged 18 years or above
No major complications of pregnancy
In active labour
Vaginal birth anticipated
Consent given
Exclusion Criteria
Any contra-indication to use of dilator
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Spontaneous delivery within 15 minutes of bearing down
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Assisted delivery;Caesarean section;Episiotomy;Perineal tears;Number of perineal sutures;Apgar score;Arterial cord blood pH or lactate;Maternal satisfaction;Urinary incontinence;Flatus incontinence;Faeces incontinence;Perineal pain;Dyspareunia