The Twin Birth Study: planned caesarean section versus planned vaginal birth for twins at 32-38 weeks gestatio
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Twin pregnancies where the first twin is presenting in the cephalic position.Pregnancy and ChildbirthTwin pregnancies
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN74420086
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Toronto (Canada)
- Brief Summary
2013 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24088091 2017 secondary analysis in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28061767 2019 secondary analysis in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31674091 (added 04/11/2019) 2019 secondary analysis in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31254526 (added 12/03/2020)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 2804
Inclusion Criteria
1. Women at 32 - 38 weeks gestation
2. Aged 18 - 49 years old, female
3. Carrying live twins that each weigh 1500 - 4000 g
4. First twin is presenting in the cephalic position
Exclusion Criteria
1. Monoamniotic twins
2. Lethal anomaly of either twin
3. Contraindication to labour or VB
Added 04/03/2009:
4. Previous participation in the Twin Birth Study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Perinatal or neonatal mortality and/or serious neonatal morbidity (excluding lethal congenital anomalies)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Death or poor neurodevelopmental outcome of the children at 2 years of age<br> 2. Problematic urinary or faecal/flatal incontinence for the mother at 2 years postpartum<br><br> Other outcome measures:<br> 1. Maternal death or serious maternal morbidity within 28 days following delivery<br> 2. Maternal satisfaction with method of delivery (3 months)<br> 3. Breast feeding (3 months)<br> 4. Maternal quality of life (3 months and 2 years)<br> 5. Problematic urinary or faecal/flatal incontinence at 3 months<br> 6. Costs<br>