Status:
COMPLETED
Membrane Sweeping in Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Positive Patients
Lead Sponsor:
George Washington University
Conditions:
Group B Streptococcus
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Sweeping or stripping of the membranes (in this paper referred to as "membrane sweeping") is a widely utilized technique to hasten delivery for women at 37+ weeks gestation. The process of membrane sw...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All women presenting to the Medical Faculty Associates outpatient Obstetrics clinic who are 37+ weeks
- Are at least 18 years of age and can read and write in English
- Are candidates for vaginal delivery, and qualify for GBS prophylaxis by CDC criteria (any one of the following:
- have rectovaginal cultures positive for GBS
- have a GBS UTI this pregnancy
- have had an infant with GBS disease in a prior delivery) will be offered enrollment in the study.
Exclusion
- Patients who are not candidates for vaginal delivery (placenta previa, breech presentation, planned repeat cesarean), will be excluded from the study.
- Patients who are HIV positive will also be excluded, since membrane sweeping may have some risks in these patients.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01180023
Start Date
April 1 2008
End Date
April 1 2011
Last Update
February 15 2013
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Medical Faculty Associates
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20037