Comparing Cervical Foley Catheter, Dinoprostone and a Combination of the Two for Labor Induction

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2018-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The investigators intend to conduct a randomized clinical trial comparing 3 methods of induction of labor in term primiparous women with singleton. First group will be women induced with Foley catheter and pitocin, second group Foley catheter and vaginal dinoprostone and third group will be induced with vaginal dinoprostone alone. The investigators compare time for induction to delivery and way of delivery.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Kaplan Medical Center
• Treatments: Dinoprostone; Oxytocin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Primiparous women

• 37 weeks pregnant or more

• cephalic live singleton,

• intact membranes

• Unfavorable cervix (bishop's score 6 or less)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previous cesarean section or other uterine surgery

• severe IUGR

• severe preeclampsia

• Fetal malpresentation

• Multiple gestation

• Spontaneous labor (3 contraction in 10 min)

• Premature rupture of membranes, PROM

• Category 2 or greater fetal heart rate tracing

• Contraindication for vaginal delivery

• Fever

• Vaginal bleeding (more than spotting or bloody show)

• Severe IUGR

• HIV carrier

• Sensitivity to either latex or PGE2

• polyhydramnios