Reducing Cesarean Delivery Rate in Obese Patients Using the Peanut Ball

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Conditions studied: Obesity, Cesarean Section

In brief

This study aims to determine if using the peanut ball during labor reduces the cesarean delivery rate when compared to normal intrapartum management (no peanut ball) in the obese patient population.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03772886

Run by

Geisinger Clinic

People needed

68

Starts

2019-09-09

Expected to finish

2021-06-09

Last updated by the study team

2021-08-23

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Admitted for delivery
• Pre-pregnancy BMI > 30kg/m2
• Planned vaginal delivery at Geisinger Medical Center (GMC)
• Gestational age > 37 weeks 0 days
• Singleton pregnancy
• Cephalic presentation
• English speaking

You may not qualify if…

• Pre-pregnancy BMI < 30kg/m2
• Contraindication to vaginal delivery
• Planned cesarean delivery (i.e., an elective primary or repeat cesarean delivery)
• Gestational age < 37 weeks 0 days
• Multifetal gestation
• Intrauterine fetal demise
• Non-English speaking
• Greater than 9cm at the time of randomization

Where it is running

• Geisinger Medical Center — Danville, Pennsylvania, United States

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