Comparing Two Methods of Contractions Monitoring for Clinical Decision Making Regarding Treatment… (NCT02875418) | Clinical Trial Compass
UnknownPhase 3
Comparing Two Methods of Contractions Monitoring for Clinical Decision Making Regarding Treatment Among Pregnant Women With Preterm Contractions.
1,500 participantsStarted 2016-09
Plain-language summary
Background:
Identification and measurement of uterine contractions throughout pregnancy and labor is crucial to the well being of both mother and fetus. Prematurity is one of the major causes for adverse pregnancy outcomes, and clinical decision-making often relies on uterine frequency as recorded by a tocodynamometer, as well as on other methods including sonographic cervical length, pelvic examination.
Objective:
To show that the use of the EUM in preterm labor is effective in establishing true preterm labor.
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
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Inclusion criteria
. Gestational age 24+0/7 to 33+6/7 weeks of gestation.
. Maternal age \> 18 years.
. Contractions, cramping, pelvic pressure or backache.
. Reactive fetal heart rate monitoring at enrollment.
. Subjects are willing and able to comply with the requirements of the protocol.
. Fully understand all elements of the study, and have signed and dated, the written informed consent form before initiation of protocol-specified procedures.
Exclusion criteria
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