A randomised controlled trial of outpatient cervical priming for induction of labour
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Outpatient management of the initiation of induction of labour in pregnant womanReproductive Health and Childbirth - Childbirth and postnatal care
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12608000249358
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Chris Wilkinson
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 900
Inclusion Criteria
All women of reproductive age having priming for induction of labour, where induction is clinically indicated, there is no evidence of maternal or fetal compromise and in the opinion of the referring caregiver, outpatient management and monitoring is clinically appropriate
Exclusion Criteria
Maternal or fetal compromise. or in the opinion of the referring clinician, inpatient management and monitoring is clinically indicated
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Syntocinon usage (review of labour records of timing, amount and duration)[Subsequent labour and delivery];Obstetric interventions (review of labour records of caesarean section rates, instrumental delivery rates, analgesia used etc.)[Subsequent labour, delivery and postnatal course (up to 6 weeks post natal)];Pregnancy complication[Subsequent labour, delivery and post natal course (from medical records and interview/written survey at 6 weeks)]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Economic evaluation (discrete choice experiment plus resource usage evaluation)[Subsequent labour and delivery and post natal course (up to 6 weeks postnatal)];Maternal satisfaction / psychosocial outcomes (EPDS, other written survey methods, interviews)[Subsequent labour and delivery and postnatal course (up to 6 weeks post natal)];Caregiver satisfaction / psychosocial outcomes (interviews plus written questionairre)[Before and after initiation of intervention]