NCT00187369

The Twin Birth Study: A Trial Comparing Planned Vaginal Birth to Elective Caesarean Section of Twins

The Twin Birth Study: A Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing Planned Vaginal Birth to Elective Caesarean Section of Twins More Than or Equal to 32 Weeks Gestation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 2,804 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 15 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

For twin pregnancies at 32-38 weeks gestation, where twin A is head down, does a policy of planned caesarean section (CS) lower the likelihood of death or serious illness, during the first 28 days after birth, compared to a plan for vaginal birth (VB)?

Detailed description

For twin pregnancies of 32-38 weeks gestation, where twin A is presenting cephalic, does a policy of planned CS decrease the likelihood of perinatal or neonatal mortality or serious neonatal morbidity, during the first 28 days after birth, compared to a policy of planned VB?

Conditions

• Twin Pregnancy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Method of Delivery	CS or VB

Timeline

• Start date: 2003-12-01
• Primary completion: 2011-05-01
• Completion: 2011-10-01
• First posted: 2005-09-16
• Last updated: 2020-05-13
• Results posted: 2020-05-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada