Status:

COMPLETED

Foley Bulb Insertion Method: Blind vs. Direct

Lead Sponsor:

The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

Conditions:

Pregnancy Related

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-50 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The investigators will compare, in a randomized clinical trial, two methods of placement (placement with a gloved hand vs. placement with a sterile speculum) of a Foley bulb transcervical dilator. The...

Detailed Description

The target population for this study is women who present for scheduled induction of labor. If there is a decision by the obstetric team to place a transcervical Foley dilator for cervical ripen-ning,...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Women between the ages of 18 and 50 years
  • Induction of labor
  • Plan for Foley bulb placement by the managing obstetrics team

Exclusion

  • Patient unwilling or unable to provide consent
  • Fetal demise or major congenital anomaly
  • Immunosuppressed patients: i.e., taking systemic immunosuppressants or steroids (e.g. transplant patients; not including steroids for lung maturity), HIV with CD4\<200, or other
  • Fever (\>38°C) in the 48 hours prior to presentation for induction of labor
  • Use of anti-pyretic agent (i.e., acetaminophen) in the eight hours preceding admission for induction of labor

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 28 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

372 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03450408

Start Date

February 28 2018

End Date

August 1 2019

Last Update

May 7 2020

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University of Texas Medical Branch John Sealy Hospital

Galveston, Texas, United States, 77555