Status:

COMPLETED

Early External Cephalic Version (ECV) 2 Trial

Lead Sponsor:

McMaster University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

University of British Columbia

Conditions:

Breech Presentation

Eligibility:

FEMALE

14-45 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

For women with a fetus in breech presentation, does early ECV (at 34 0/7 up to 35 weeks and 6/7 days) versus delayed ECV (not before 37 weeks and 0/7 days) increase or decrease the likelihood of cesar...

Detailed Description

Primary Outcomes: Rate of Caesarean section Secondary Outcomes: Rate of preterm birth Other Outcomes: admission to neonatal intensive care unit ≥ 24 hours, perinatal or neonatal mortality or serious...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Women with any breech presentation
  • A live singleton fetus
  • Gestational age of 33 weeks 0 days to 35 weeks 6 days

Exclusion

  • Contraindications to ECV (e.g. fetal heart rate abnormalities, abruptio placenta, major life-threatening fetal anomalies, uterine anomalies, hyper-extended fetal head, rupture of membranes, severe oligohydramnios, severe polyhydramnios)
  • Contraindications to early ECV (e.g. increased risk of preterm labour \[such as past history of preterm labour in this or previous pregnancies\], increased risk of abruptio placenta \[such as maternal hypertension\])
  • Contraindications to labour or vaginal delivery (e.g. placenta previa, previous classical CS)
  • Women planning delivery by CS if the fetus turns to cephalic
  • Women planning a vaginal delivery if the fetus remains breech
  • Women at increased risk of unstable lie (eg. grand multiparity)
  • Previous participation in EECV2 Trial

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

1543 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00141687

Start Date

December 1 2004

End Date

June 1 2008

Last Update

September 15 2016

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McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 3Z5

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