Does Antenatal Fetal Head Circumference Predict Anal Sphincter Injury, a Prospective Study

Completed

Conditions studied: Anorectal Sphincter Laceration, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

In brief

The purpose of this study is to see if fetal head circumference can be used as a predictor for who will experience a sphincter laceration while delivering.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00580879

Run by

University of California, Irvine

People needed

80

Starts

2005-01-01

Expected to finish

2009-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-01-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Primiparous subjects at least 18 years of age
• Gestational age greater than or equal to 36 weeks and upto 42 weeks gestation
• Subjects must have give written informed consent to participate in this study
• Subjects must be planning to deliver at UCI

You may not qualify if…

• Subjects less than 18 years of age
• Subjects with a previous delivery
• Subjects with previous colorectal surgery or hemorrhoidal surgery
• Subjects with a history of irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis, or Crohn's disease
• Subjects with a history of colon or rectal cancer
• Gestational age less than 36 weeks
• Cesarean section

Where it is running

• University of California, Irvine Medical Center — Orange, California, United States

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