Role of Cervical Pessary in Prevention of Preterm Labor
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- preterm labor.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20180819040830N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Gestational age between 24 weeks and 0 days to 34 weeks and 0 days
Shortened cervical length (defined as cervical length =25 mm measured by trans-vaginal ultrasound scan in second trimester)
Exclusion Criteria
Major fetal abnormalities
Fever or any other clinical findings in favor of chorioamnionitis and
Placenta previa
Women with normal cervical length
Women who had not responded to the routine standard treatments of preterm labor and were experiencing continued signs and symptoms of preterm labor after 48 hours of admission
Vaginal bleeding
Signs of ruptured membranes.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Giving birth after 37 weeks of gestation. Timepoint: At delivery time. Method of measurement: Number of weeks and days between first day of the last menstrual period and day of delivery.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Possible side effects of pessary (including vaginal discharge, pessary descent, urinary tract infection, severe pelvic pain or discomfort). Timepoint: From pessary insertion to delivery. Method of measurement: history taking and physical examination.;Delivery before 34 weeks of gestation. Timepoint: At labor. Method of measurement: Number of weeks and days between first day of last menstrual period and day of delivery.