Foley Catheter vs Double-balloon Catheter

Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital100 enrolled

Overview

The efficiency of double-balloon and Foley catheters in the second trimester medical termination of pregnancies will be compared.

Women will be randomised into two groups. Foley catheter was applied to one group and double balloon catheter to the other group. After catheter expulsion or if the catheters did not spontaneously expulsed after 24 hours, i.v. oxytocin infusion will be started. Abortions will be considered successful if there will be no need of another method for abortion.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Pregnancy Termination Catheter

Interventions

pregnancy terminationDEVICE

Second trimester pregnancy termination for fetal anomali or in utero mord fetus will be done

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 40 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * pregnancy termination, gestational age from 14-24 weeks Exclusion Criteria: * multiple gestation

Locations (1)

Kanuni SSTRH

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

induction termination interval

time from induction to pregnancy termination

Time frame: during procedure

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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