Sweeping the Membranes, Cervical Length and Duration of Labor

Huriye Ayse Parlakgumus150 enrolled

Overview

Sweeping the membranes in term pregnancy may shorten the cervix and reduce the time to delivery.

Cervical length will be measured in both groups. The membranes will be swept in pregnancies beyond 38 weeks by digital examination in the study group. The control group will only be examined for Bishop score. Two days later cervical length will be Measured once more.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

150

Conditions

Disorder of Amniotic Cavity and/or Membrane

Interventions

sweeping the membranesPROCEDURE

The cervical length will be measured and the patient will be examined to determine the Bishop score. Later the the membranes will be swept.

No sweeping groupOTHER

Cervical length will be measured by transvaginal USG and the patient will be examined to determine the Bishop score.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 42 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * The patients who completed the 38th week of pregnancy, otherwise healthy gravida who have no contraindication to vaginal delivery. Exclusion Criteria: * Women who have chronic disease complicating pregnancy, multiple pregnancies and in whom vaginal delivery is contraindicated.

Locations (1)

Baskent Universitesi Seyhan Arastirma ve Uygulama Hastanesi

Adana, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Cervical Shortening

Cervix 1 was measured at the sagittal plane of cervix from external to the internal os. Two days later cervix 2 was measured the same way. The cervical shortening was calculated from subtracting cervix 1 from cervix 2.

Time frame: 2days

Secondary Outcomes

The Duration of Latency Until Labor

The period (in days) from the last cervical measurement to the start of second phase of labor.

Time frame: 15 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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