NCT01431885

Two Methods of Diagnosing Preterm Labor

Randomized Controlled Trial of Two Methods of Diagnosing Preterm Labor

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 82 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Use of modern diagnostic tools e.g. fetal fibronectin and ultrasound measurement of cervical length to diagnose preterm labor can result in improved outcomes compared to traditional diagnosis based on digital examination to measure cervical change.

Detailed description

Symptomatic preterm labor patients will be randomized to diagnosis of preterm labor by serial digital examination versus an algorithm incorporating transvaginal ultrasound measurement of cervical length and vaginal fetal fibronectin.

Conditions

• Preterm Labor
• Preterm Delivery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Diagnosis by cervical length and fibronectin	Diagnosis will be made by MOD Algorithm B
PROCEDURE	Cervical change	Diagnosis will be made by digital examination of cervical change

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-08-01
• Primary completion: 2015-02-13
• Completion: 2015-02-13
• First posted: 2011-09-12
• Last updated: 2020-01-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States