NCT01852188

Intrapartum Study of Sterile and Clean Gloves

A Comparison of Sterile and Non-sterile Gloves for the Incidence of Chorioamnionitis During Labor: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 507 (actual)
• Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of sterile or clean gloves during labor exams affects the rate of chorioamnionitis. Chorioamnionitis is an infection of the membranes around the baby.

Detailed description

The importance of this study is that intrapartum vaginal exams (while patients are laboring) are performed routinely in modern obstetrical practice, and there is no randomized trial available assessing the relationship between the type of glove used and the rate of chorioamnionitis.

Conditions

• Chorioamnionitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Type of glove used for intrapartum vaginal exams	Patients will be randomized to either sterile or clean gloves during intrapartum vaginal exams.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-05-01
• Primary completion: 2014-11-02
• Completion: 2014-11-02
• First posted: 2013-05-13
• Last updated: 2018-05-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States