Foley Balloon Study for Cervical Ripening - Cost Comparison Between Outpatient and Inpatient Cervical Ripening

NCT05506631 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 140

Last updated 2025-05-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objective of this study is to determine the impact of outpatient cervical ripening with transcervical balloon placement for induction of labor at term on the length and cost of inpatient hospitalization when compared to inpatient cervical ripening.

Conditions

  • Pregnancy Outcome

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Outpatient Foley balloon placement

Cervical ripening with balloon placement in the outpatient setting

PROCEDURE

Inpatient Foley Balloon placement

Cervical ripening with balloon placement in the inpatient setting

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Lehigh Valley Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-11-01
Primary Completion
2024-05-30
Completion
2024-10-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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