use of progesterone in prevention of preterm labour
Not Applicable
Completed
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2008/091/000218
- Lead Sponsor
- Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 81
Inclusion Criteria
The inclusion criteria were pregnant women with gestational age between 24-30 weeks and previous history of preterm delivery
Exclusion Criteria
The exclusion criteria included women allergic to progesterone, with preterm rupture of membranes, multiple pregnancies, fetal malformations, progesterone intake less than two weeks, therapeutic preterm delivery, other medical disorders like diabetes mellitus, chronic renal diseases, chronic hypertension, heart disease, and severe anaemia ( defined as haemoglobin less than 7 gm% ) which predisposes to preterm delivery. Those with cervical incompetence (cervical length < 2.5 cm or funneling on ultrasound ) were also excluded from the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method delivery more than or equal to 37 weeks of gestation.Timepoint: delivery
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method nilTimepoint: nil