Study of Ultrasound Imaging to Predict Time and Outcome in Pregnancies With Induced Labor

NCT ID: NCT00465998

Last Updated: 2016-07-19

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

250 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-01-31

Study Completion Date

2007-03-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of the study was to evaluate any possible associations between engagement and position of the fetal head and the outcome of labor in women with induced labor, and to compare the value of ultrasound measurements in predicting the time from induction to delivery and operative deliveries.

Detailed Description

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Fetal head engagement measured by ultrasound as a predictive factor of labor outcome in women with induced labor

T. EGGEBØ, L. K. GJESSING, I. ØKLAND, C. HEIEN, P. ROMUNDSTAD\*, K. Å. SALVESEN\*\* Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stavanger University Hospital, Norway \* Department of Public Health, NTNU, Norway, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital

\*\* National Center for Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Trondheim University Hospital (St. Olav's Hospital) and Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children's and Women's Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

KEYWORDS:

Ultrasound, induced labor, cervical length, engagement of fetal head, occiput posterior, Bishop score, outcome of labor

Objective The aim of the study is to evaluate any possible associations between engagement of the fetal head, the cervical status or occiput posterior position and the outcome of labor in women with induced labor, and to compare the value of ultrasound measurements with Bishop score in predicting operative deliveries.

Methods The ultrasound examinations will be carried out in 275 women immediately before induction of labor. A transabdominal scan will be performed to determine the position of the fetal occiput, a transperineal scan with transverse view to determine the degree of engagement and a transvaginal examination to evaluate the cervical length and the cervical angle.. The Bishop score will be performed by another examinator who is blinded to the results of the ultrasound examinations. The time from induction to delivery will be tested in a Cox regression analysis with fetal head engagement, cervical length and parity as possible predictive factors and maternal age, BMI, gestational age, birth weight and head circumference as possible confounders.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria:

Women were eligible for the study if they had a live singleton pregnancy with cephalic presentation and a gestational age of more than 37 completed pregnancy weeks according to a mid-trimester scan.

Statistical analysis Appropriate statistical tests for comparisons, such as Mann Whitney U test, chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, Pearson correlation, Kaplan Meier survival analysis and Cox regression analysis will be used. For receiver-operating characteristics (ROC) curves, the area under the curve will be used as discriminator. P-values \< 0.05 will be considered significant.

Conditions

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Pregnancy Labor, Induced

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Pregnancy
* Indication of induced labor

Exclusion Criteria

* More than one fetus
* Less than 37 weeks of pregnancy
* Previous cesarean section
* Breach position
* Dead fetus
Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Norwegian University of Science and Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

St. Olavs Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Helse Stavanger HF

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Kjell Å. Salvesen, Prof. PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

St. Olavs Hospital

Locations

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Stavanger University Hospital

Stavanger, , Norway

Site Status

Countries

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Norway

References

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BISHOP EH. PELVIC SCORING FOR ELECTIVE INDUCTION. Obstet Gynecol. 1964 Aug;24:266-8. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 14199536 (View on PubMed)

Rane SM, Guirgis RR, Higgins B, Nicolaides KH. The value of ultrasound in the prediction of successful induction of labor. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Oct;24(5):538-49. doi: 10.1002/uog.1100.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15386612 (View on PubMed)

Dietz HP, Lanzarone V, Simpson JM. Predicting operative delivery. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Apr;27(4):409-15. doi: 10.1002/uog.2731.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16565982 (View on PubMed)

Eggebo TM, Gjessing LK, Heien C, Smedvig E, Okland I, Romundstad P, Salvesen KA. Prediction of labor and delivery by transperineal ultrasound in pregnancies with prelabor rupture of membranes at term. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Apr;27(4):387-91. doi: 10.1002/uog.2744.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16565994 (View on PubMed)

Eggebo TM, Okland I, Heien C, Gjessing LK, Romundstad P, Salvesen KA. Can ultrasound measurements replace digitally assessed elements of the Bishop score? Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2009;88(3):325-31. doi: 10.1080/00016340902730417.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19172418 (View on PubMed)

Eggebo TM, Heien C, Okland I, Gjessing LK, Romundstad P, Salvesen KA. Ultrasound assessment of fetal head-perineum distance before induction of labor. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Aug;32(2):199-204. doi: 10.1002/uog.5360.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18528923 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Helse Vest 911314

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

StaHF483201

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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