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Assessment of Labour Progress by Intrapartum Ultrasound

NCT04651309 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 180

Last updated 2020-12-03

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Summary

Assessment of labor progress via digital exams is considered the standard of care in most delivery rooms. However, this method can be stressful, painful and imprecise and multiple exams increase the risk for chorioamnionitis. Trans-perineal ultrasound (TPUS) was found to be an objective noninvasive way to monitor labor progress. The study aim is to investigate whether, in nulliparous women, the use of TPUS during labor can reduce the number of vaginal exams and the incidence of chorioamnionitis.

Conditions

  • Pregnancy Related
  • Fever
  • Chorioamnionitis
  • Labor Complication

Interventions

OTHER

Transperineal Ultrasound

The ultrasound examination will be conducted using the technique described by Hassan et al (2013). Briefly, transperineal ultrasound images are obtained by placing a covered transducer between the labia below the symphysis pubis. Small lateral movements of the probe are then made to align the ultrasound beam in a midsagittal orientation to include the whole cervical length after which the probe is rotated 90 degrees in order to measure the cervical dilatation. The probe is rotated up and down until the echogenic circle of the cervix is seen. Please note that this technique is widely used within the delivery room and that the ultrasound machine that will be used is frequently used within the delivery room.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kaplan Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Maya Oberman, MD · Kaplan Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-08-27
Primary Completion
2020-09-05
Completion
2020-09-05

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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