Can Ultrasound Predict Labor Outcome in Operative Vaginal Deliveries?
NCT ID: NCT01878591
Last Updated: 2016-10-28
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
223 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2013-11-30
2016-07-31
Brief Summary
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To compare different ultrasound assessments Compare digital assessments and ultrasound findings. Investigate if movement of the fetal head during active pushing is a predictive factor
Null hypotheses:
* Ultrasound measurements cannot predict outcomes of operative vaginal delivery.
* Ultrasound is not better than digital examination in predicting delivery outcome.
* Movement of fetal head with active pushing is not a predictive factor.
Detailed Description
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Ultrasound examinations between contractions
Due to considerations described below, only one recording/acquisition will be performed of each of the following:
A) Head position B) Head-perineum distance C) Midline angle D) Angle of progression E) 3D sagittal transperineal acquisition In addition single scans are performed during active pushing as described under B) and D) (and a 3D sagittal scan when possible).
A) Head position Position will be assessed in 2D with a transabdominal scan as described by Akmal4 and 3D in a transperineal scan as described by Ghi et al22. Fetal head position will be recorded as a clock dividing the circle in 24 divisions
Positions ≥02.30 and ≤03.30 hours should be recorded as left occiput transverse and positions ≥08.30 and ≤09.30 as right occiput transverse. Positions \>03.30 and \<08.30 should be recorded as occiput posterior and positions \>09.30 and \<02.30 as occiput anterior.
Head-perineum distance will be assessed with transperineal ultrasound. The women will be examined lying flat (or almost flat) in bed with flexed hips and knees position. The bladder should be emptied immediately before the ultrasound examination.
Head-perineum distance will be measured as the shortest distance between the outer bony limit of the fetal skull and the perineum with a transabdominal transducer placed transperineally between the labia in a transverse view (posterior fourchette - posterior commissure of the labia minor)
Midline angle will be measured as described by Ghi22. In a transverse transperineal scan the angle between the midline of the fetal head and a sagittal line through the maternal pelvis will be measured. This recording will also be performed in a transverse scan.
Angle of progression will be measured as described by Barbera and Kalache as the angle between the long axis of the symphysis pubis and the tangent of the skull in a transperineal sagittal scan.
The following outcome variables will be recorded upon delivery Main outcome
* Time from start of vacuum assisted traction to delivery (the entire body is delivered) Secondary outcomes
* Number of contraction before delivery
* Number of cup detachments
* Successful/failed vaginal operative delivery
* Forceps applied/not applied
* Perineal tears
* APGAR score of newborn.
* Arterial umbilical cord blood pH and BD (base deficit) values.
* Position at delivery
Statistics:
The time interval between start of operative vaginal delivery and delivery will be evaluated for the fetal head-perineum distance and angle of progression using survival analyses (Kaplan-Meier analyses and Cox regression analyses).
Categorical variables will be analyzed using Chi-square test and Fischer exact test, and continuous variable will be analyzed using T-test or Mann-Whitney U-test.
The predictive values for a successful operative vaginal delivery will be evaluated using receiver-operating characteristics (ROC) curves. The area under the curve (AUC, - 95% CI) is considered to have discriminatory potential if the lower limit of the CI exceeded 0.5.
Ultrasound measurements, digital assessment of station and dilatation, induction of labor, maternal age, gestational age and birth weight will be analyzed in logistic regression analyses with vaginal delivery vs. cesarean section as dependent variable.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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COHORT
PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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Women in active second stage of labour
Ultrasound examinations
No interventions assigned to this group
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
16 Years
45 Years
FEMALE
Yes
Sponsors
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St.Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Norway
UNKNOWN
Lund University Hospital
OTHER
University of Bologna
OTHER
Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre
OTHER
Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital
OTHER
University of Parma
OTHER
Helse Stavanger HF
OTHER_GOV
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Torbjørn M Eggebø, phd
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Helse Stavanger HF
Locations
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Stavanger University Hospital
Stavanger, , Norway
Countries
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References
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Hassan WA, Eggebo TM, Ferguson M, Lees C. Simple two-dimensional ultrasound technique to assess intrapartum cervical dilatation: a pilot study. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Apr;41(4):413-8. doi: 10.1002/uog.12316.
Tutschek B, Torkildsen EA, Eggebo TM. Comparison between ultrasound parameters and clinical examination to assess fetal head station in labor. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Apr;41(4):425-9. doi: 10.1002/uog.12422. Epub 2013 Mar 14.
Torkildsen EA, Salvesen KA, VON Brandis P, Eggebo TM. Predictive value of ultrasound assessed fetal head position in primiparous women with prolonged first stage of labor. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2012 Nov;91(11):1300-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2012.01503.x. Epub 2012 Aug 22.
Torkildsen EA, Salvesen KA, Eggebo TM. Agreement between two- and three-dimensional transperineal ultrasound methods in assessing fetal head descent in the first stage of labor. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Mar;39(3):310-5. doi: 10.1002/uog.9065.
Torkildsen EA, Salvesen KA, Eggebo TM. Prediction of delivery mode with transperineal ultrasound in women with prolonged first stage of labor. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Jun;37(6):702-8. doi: 10.1002/uog.8951. Epub 2011 May 3.
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.
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.
Henrich W, Dudenhausen J, Fuchs I, Kamena A, Tutschek B. Intrapartum translabial ultrasound (ITU): sonographic landmarks and correlation with successful vacuum extraction. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Nov;28(6):753-60. doi: 10.1002/uog.3848.
Kalache KD, Duckelmann AM, Michaelis SA, Lange J, Cichon G, Dudenhausen JW. Transperineal ultrasound imaging in prolonged second stage of labor with occipitoanterior presenting fetuses: how well does the 'angle of progression' predict the mode of delivery? Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Mar;33(3):326-30. doi: 10.1002/uog.6294.
Barbera AF, Pombar X, Perugino G, Lezotte DC, Hobbins JC. A new method to assess fetal head descent in labor with transperineal ultrasound. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Mar;33(3):313-9. doi: 10.1002/uog.6329.
Eggebo TM. Ultrasound is the future diagnostic tool in active labor. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Apr;41(4):361-3. doi: 10.1002/uog.12417. No abstract available.
Ghi T, Farina A, Pedrazzi A, Rizzo N, Pelusi G, Pilu G. Diagnosis of station and rotation of the fetal head in the second stage of labor with intrapartum translabial ultrasound. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Mar;33(3):331-6. doi: 10.1002/uog.6313.
Ghi T, Youssef A, Maroni E, Arcangeli T, De Musso F, Bellussi F, Nanni M, Giorgetta F, Morselli-Labate AM, Iammarino MT, Paccapelo A, Cariello L, Rizzo N, Pilu G. Intrapartum transperineal ultrasound assessment of fetal head progression in active second stage of labor and mode of delivery. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Apr;41(4):430-5. doi: 10.1002/uog.12379.
Youssef A, Maroni E, Ragusa A, De Musso F, Salsi G, Iammarino MT, Paccapelo A, Rizzo N, Pilu G, Ghi T. Fetal head-symphysis distance: a simple and reliable ultrasound index of fetal head station in labor. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Apr;41(4):419-24. doi: 10.1002/uog.12335. Epub 2013 Mar 6.
Other Identifiers
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2012/186
Identifier Type: OTHER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
2012/1865
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id