Comparative effectiveness of and maternal acceptability with using cervical massage vs membrane sweep for cervical ripening in pregnant women from 38th week of gestation at a tertiary care unit: A randomized controlled trial
- Conditions
- Obstetric care
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow up complete
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Recruited women will,
i.Have a gestational age more than 38 completed weeks,
ii.Not have a clear indication for elective or emergency caesarian section or early delivery
iii.Have reassuring fetal conditions defined as having normal fetal growth parameters, doppler values and a normal cardio-tocogram.
iv.Have a Modified Bishops’ Score greater than or equal to 6
Women will be excluded if
i.There is an intra uterine fetal demise,
ii.Their membranes are ruptured,
iii.Her fetus has polyhydramnios,
iv.Her fetus has severe fetal anomalies,
v.Have any contraindication for induction of labor such as Cephalo-pelvic disproportion, obstructive pelvic mass, major degree placenta previa or morbidly adherent placenta.
vi.Known latex allergies (Latex gloves will be worn during certain procedures during the study).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Percentages of primigravdae who progress to spontaneous labour as defined by a Modified Bishops’ Score of ?7 or ?2 moderate uterine contractions per 10 minutes by 40+6 weeks of gestation. [Delivery or till 40+6 weeks of gestation]<br> Percentages of multigravdae who progress to spontaneous labour as defined by a Modified Bishops’ Score of =7 or =2 moderate uterine contractions per 10 minutes by 40+6 weeks of gestation. [Delivery or till 40+6 weeks of gestation]<br>Percentage of primigravidea and multigravidea that did not go into spontaneous labour and needed formal mechanical or pharmacological induction at 40+6 [Delivery or till 40+6 weeks of gestation]<br>Mean score of a validated questionnaire assessing maternal acceptability in using membrane sweep or cervical massage for cervical ripening among primigravida and multigravida [Delivery or till 40+6 weeks of gestation]<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method