NCT01063244

Comparison of Foley Balloon With or Without Traction for the Cervical Ripening

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 65 (actual)
• Sponsor: St. Luke's Hospital, Pennsylvania · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

We will compare the use of foley bulb catheters placed in the cervix for ripening of the cervix for labor induction,.

Detailed description

One arm will have the foley balloon placed alone in the cervix. And one arm will have the foley balloon placed in the cervix and then attached to a weight (1000 cc Iv Bag of fluid). Our hypothesis is that the weighted balloon will be more effective than the non-weighted balloon in the ripening of the cervix for induction of labor

Conditions

• Pregnancy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	foley balloon only	place foley balloon only in cervix
DEVICE	foley balloon with weight attached	foley balloon with 1000cc IV bag attached

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-01-01
• Primary completion: 2012-01-01
• Completion: 2012-01-01
• First posted: 2010-02-05
• Last updated: 2016-04-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States