Comparison of Foley Balloon With or Without Traction for the Cervical Ripening

St. Luke's Hospital, Pennsylvania65 enrolled

Overview

We will compare the use of foley bulb catheters placed in the cervix for ripening of the cervix for labor induction,.

One arm will have the foley balloon placed alone in the cervix. And one arm will have the foley balloon placed in the cervix and then attached to a weight (1000 cc Iv Bag of fluid). Our hypothesis is that the weighted balloon will be more effective than the non-weighted balloon in the ripening of the cervix for induction of labor

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pregnancy

Interventions

foley balloon onlyDEVICE

place foley balloon only in cervix

foley balloon with weight attachedDEVICE

foley balloon with 1000cc IV bag attached

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 45 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * Term pregnancy scheduled for induction of labor Exclusion Criteria: * Preterm pregnancy that require induction for fetal indications

Locations (1)

St Luke's Hosptial & Health Network

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Time to effectively ripen cervix

Time frame: to effective cervical ripening

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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