A Randomized Trial of Pessary in Singleton Pregnancies With a Short Cervix

NCT02901626 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 544

Last updated 2023-06-22

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Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether the Arabin pessary is a useful intervention of preterm birth at less than 37 weeks in women with a singleton gestation and a short cervix.

Conditions

  • Short Cervix
  • Preterm Delivery

Interventions

DEVICE

Arabin Cervical Pessary

The Arabin cervical pessary is a soft, flexible silicone pessary and fits high around the cervix with no rigid metal framework or inflexible edges that put increase pressure on the vaginal wall. It is available in a variety of sizes however three sizes will be used in this study: Pessary Size upper diameter, lower diameter 1. Nulliparous 65 mm, 32 mm 2. Multiparous 70 mm, 32 mm 3. Alternative 70 mm, 35 mm

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    collaborator NIH
  • The George Washington University Biostatistics Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rebecca Clifton, Ph.D. · George Washington University Biostatistics Center

  • Monica Longo, MD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

  • Matthew Hoffman, MD · Christiana Care Health Services

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-02-14
Primary Completion
2022-04-02
Completion
2022-05-10
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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