Status:
COMPLETED
Behavioral and Environmetal Factors and Time to Delivery
Lead Sponsor:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Conditions:
Pregnancy
Eligibility:
FEMALE
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
This study, conducted at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, CA, will determine if having vaginal intercourse in the last weeks of pregnancy decreases the risk of having a prolonged pregnancy. Preg...
Detailed Description
Risks of maternal and neonatal complications, even fetal death, increase with prolonged gestation. Recent studies suggest that the risks may start to increase even before 40 weeks of gestation, which ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- 18 years or older
- Singleton pregnancy
- First birth
- Gestational age before 38 plus 6 weeks
- EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- ART (IVF or ICSI)
- Maternal heart disease
- Gestational Diabetes, mellitus on insulin or pills
- Scheduled induction of labor or Cesarean section
- Breech presentation
- Placenta praevia
- Vaginal bleeding after 14 weeks of pregnancy
- Fetal growth restriction
- Known fetal anomalies (chromosomal or structural)
- Hospitalization after 14 weeks of pregnancy
- Can read and understand English
- Medical reasons for the patient not to have sex.
- Women whose husband/partner is currently deployed or will be deployed within the next four weeks or have any contra-indication for vaginal intercourse will be excluded.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 20 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
July 13 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
510 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00740506
Start Date
August 20 2008
End Date
July 13 2009
Last Update
July 2 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Naval Medical Center, San Diego
San Diego, California, United States, 92134-5000