Effects of Systematic Cervical Exam Training on Labor and Delivery Care

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Conditions studied: Delivery Problem, Cervix; Pregnancy, Pregnancy Related

In brief

All physicians, nurses, and nurse midwives working on Labor and Delivery will be required to complete cervical exam simulation training. Data before and after institution of the training will be compared to determine if the training leads to less cervical exams during labor and increases consistency between examiners

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04421768

Run by

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

People needed

1125

Starts

2020-07-23

Expected to finish

2026-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-17

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Healthcare providers:
• physicians, midwives, and labor and delivery nurses working on the Labor and Delivery unit within the Wake Forest Baptist Birth Center
• Patients:
• any pregnant women receiving care on the Labor and Delivery unit of Wake Forest Baptist Birth Center

You may not qualify if…

• Healthcare providers:
• none
• Patients:
• placenta previa
• vasa previa
• any other contraindication to cervical exam

Where it is running

• Wake Forest University Health Sciences — Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States (enrolling)

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