3-hour Versus 12-hour Double-balloon Catheter for Labor Induction

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Conditions studied: Induction of Childbirth

In brief

This study aims to demonstrate that a 3-hour ultra-short cervical ripening protocol using a double-balloon catheter significantly reduces the induction-to-birth interval by at least 6 hours compared to the standard 12-hour protocol. The study evaluates whether this reduction can be achieved without increasing cesarean section rates or maternal-fetal risks

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07492186

Run by

Centre Hospitalier de PAU

People needed

280

Starts

2027-03-01

Expected to finish

2027-03-15

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-31

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Age ≥ 18 years,
• singleton pregnancy
• ≥ 34 weeks of gestation,
• cephalic presentation,
• Bishop score < 6,
• healthy uterus,
• standard indication for labor induction

You may not qualify if…

• Minor patients,
• ruptured membranes,
• twin pregnancy,
• fetal malpresentation,
• placenta previa,
• previous uterine scar,
• known fetal malformation

Where it is running

• CH de Pau — Pau, France

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