CompletedNot Applicable

A Comparison of Transcervical Foley Catheter and Prostaglandins for Induction of Labor at Term

South Korea154 participantsStarted 2011-01

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness and safety of transcervical foley catheter as compared to prostaglandins for preinduction cervical ripening and labor induction in term nulliparous women with unfavorable cervix.

Who can participate

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * singleton pregnancy * nulliparous women * gestational age \>= 37.0 weeks * Bishop score \<= 5 * intact amniotic membrane * abscence of labor * live fetus with vertex presentation * no previous uterine surgical procedure Exclusion Criteria: * major congenital anomaly

What they're measuring

Successful labor induction

Timeframe: Twelve hours of initiating oxytocin on the fist day of induction

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01317862

SponsorSeoul National University Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2012-09

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