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Diagnosing Perineal Tears, Does Different Assessment Methods Affect the Midwife's Clinical Judgement of Perineal Tears?

NCT01278979 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 400

Last updated 2013-05-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study aims to compare different midwife practitioners assessments of perineal tears.

Conditions

  • Obstetric Perineal Rupture

Interventions

DEVICE

Objective measurements of perineal tears with "Peri-Rule"

Four measurements will be used in this study. 1. Depth of tear, from the fourchette into the greatest depth of the perineal body. 2. Length of tear, from the fourchette to the apex of the vaginal tear. 3. Length of tear, from the fourchette along perineal skin towards the anus. 4. Length of the perineal body, from the fourchette to outer margin of anus.

OTHER

Visual and digital assessment

Midwifes assessing perineal tears as standard procedure with visual and digital examination of the perineal tear.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Göteborg University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Ostfold Hospital Trust

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ann IC Morris, Reg. Midwife · Ostfold HT

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-01-31
Primary Completion
2012-06-30
Completion
2013-02-28

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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