Trial of Foley Catheter With and Without Extra-Amniotic Saline Infusion for Labor Induction

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Labor Induction, Cervical Ripening

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of a transcervical Foley catheter with and without extra-amniotic saline infusion (EASI) for priming the cervix for labor.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00442663

Run by

University of Alabama at Birmingham

People needed

170

Starts

2003-06-01

Expected to finish

2005-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2007-04-24

Who can join

Age: 15 and older, up to 45. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Singleton pregnancy
• 24-42 weeks of gestation
• Cephalic presentation
• Intact membranes
• Bishop score of less than or equal to 6

You may not qualify if…

• Contraindications to labor
• Dead or severely anomalous fetus
• Spontaneous labor.

Where it is running

• University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States
• Truman Medical Center — Kansas City, Kansas, United States
• Saint Luke's Hospital — Kansas City, Kansas, United States
• Greenville Hospital System, University Medical Center — Greenville, South Carolina, United States

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