Status:

COMPLETED

Active Management of the Third Stage of Labour: Uterine Tonus Assessment by Midwife vs. Patient Self-administration

Lead Sponsor:

UMC Utrecht

Collaborating Sponsors:

Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana

University of Ghana

Conditions:

Postpartum Hemorrhage

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-50 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

To determine whether there is a difference in effectiveness of routine uterine tonus assessment (every 15 minutes, for 2 hours) when performed by a midwife or self-administered by a patient on the inc...

Detailed Description

Rationale: Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is the most common cause of maternal death worldwide. The active management of the third stage of labour (AMTSL) is recognized as an effective strategy to preve...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Be in labor with an expected vaginal delivery, as assessed by the midwives
  • Gestation age ≥ 37 weeks
  • Received antenatal instructions on postnatal uterine tonus assessment
  • Provided informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Age \<18
  • Elective caesarean delivery
  • Severe anemia (\<8g/dL)
  • Placenta praevia
  • Anticipated breech delivery
  • Referred patients who have not received antenatal care (ANC) uterine tonus assessment instructions
  • Multiple Pregnancy
  • Intra uterine fetal death

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

800 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02223806

Start Date

April 1 2014

End Date

August 1 2015

Last Update

November 25 2016

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Korle Bu Teaching Hospital

Accra, Ghana