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A Trial of Bed Versus Stirrups Delivery in Nulliparous Women for Prevention of Perineal Lacerations

NCT00895973 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 214

Last updated 2018-11-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The investigators hypothesize that the rate of perineal lacerations in nulliparous women will be reduced by a simple change in common obstetrical delivery practice, i.e., bed delivery versus conventional delivery in obstetrical stirrups.

Conditions

  • Perineal Lacerations

Interventions

OTHER

Stirrups delivery vs bed delivery

Position of legs at time of vaginal delivery (bed vs stirrups)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marlene M Corton, MD · UT Southwestern Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-03-31
Primary Completion
2010-01-31
Completion
2010-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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