FOLCROM Trial: Foley Catheter in Rupture of Membranes

Summary

Multicenter randomized clinical trial comparing oxytocin versus oxytocin and foley catheter for induction in women who present with premature rupture of membranes who are not in labor.

Timeline

Start

2014-03

Primary completion

2016-07

Completion

2016-08

Publications

• Background ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 107: Induction of labor. Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Aug;114(2 Pt 1):386-397. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181b48ef5. No abstract available.
• Background Gunn GC, Mishell DR Jr, Morton DG. Premature rupture of the fetal membranes. A review. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1970 Feb 1;106(3):469-83. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(70)90378-9. No abstract available.
• Background LANIER LR Jr, SCARBROUGH RW Jr, FILLINGIM DW, BAKER RE Jr. INCIDENCE OF MATERNAL AND FETAL COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH RUPTURE OF THE MEMBRANES BEFORE ONSET OF LABOR. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1965 Oct 1;93:398-404. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(65)90068-2. No abstract available.
• Background Lin MG, Nuthalapaty FS, Carver AR, Case AS, Ramsey PS. Misoprostol for labor induction in women with term premature rupture of membranes: a meta-analysis. Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Sep;106(3):593-601. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000172425.56840.57.
• Background Wolff K, Swahn ML, Westgren M. Balloon catheter for induction of labor in nulliparous women with prelabor rupture of the membranes at term. A preliminary report. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 1998;46(1):1-4. doi: 10.1159/000009986.
• Results Boulvain M, Kelly A, Lohse C, Stan C, Irion O. Mechanical methods for induction of labour. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2001;(4):CD001233. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001233.
• Results Hannah ME, Ohlsson A, Farine D, Hewson SA, Hodnett ED, Myhr TL, Wang EE, Weston JA, Willan AR. Induction of labor compared with expectant management for prelabor rupture of the membranes at term. TERMPROM Study Group. N Engl J Med. 1996 Apr 18;334(16):1005-10. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199604183341601.
• Results Fitzpatrick CB, Grotegut CA, Bishop TS, Canzoneri BJ, Heine RP, Swamy GK. Cervical ripening with foley balloon plus fixed versus incremental low-dose oxytocin: a randomized controlled trial. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Jul;25(7):1006-10. doi: 10.3109/14767058.2011.607522. Epub 2011 Dec 14.
• Results Pettker CM, Pocock SB, Smok DP, Lee SM, Devine PC. Transcervical Foley catheter with and without oxytocin for cervical ripening: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Jun;111(6):1320-6. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31817615a0.
• Results Oliveira MV, Oberst PV, Leite GK, Aguemi A, Kenj G, Leme VD, Sass N. [Cervical Foley catheter versus vaginal misoprostol for cervical ripening and induction of labor: a randomized clinical trial]. Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet. 2010 Jul;32(7):346-51. doi: 10.1590/s0100-72032010000700007. Portuguese.
• Results Sanchez-Ramos L, Chen AH, Kaunitz AM, Gaudier FL, Delke I. Labor induction with intravaginal misoprostol in term premature rupture of membranes: a randomized study. Obstet Gynecol. 1997 Jun;89(6):909-12. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(97)00113-0.
• Results Wing DA, Paul RH. Induction of labor with misoprostol for premature rupture of membranes beyond thirty-six weeks' gestation. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1998 Jul;179(1):94-9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9378(98)70256-x.
• Results Zeteroglu S, Engin-Ustun Y, Ustun Y, Guvercinci M, Sahin G, Kamaci M. A prospective randomized study comparing misoprostol and oxytocin for premature rupture of membranes at term. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2006 May;19(5):283-7. doi: 10.1080/14767050600589807.
• Results Tan PC, Daud SA, Omar SZ. Concurrent dinoprostone and oxytocin for labor induction in term premature rupture of membranes: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2009 May;113(5):1059-1065. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181a1f605.
• de Vaan MD, Ten Eikelder ML, Jozwiak M, Palmer KR, Davies-Tuck M, Bloemenkamp KW, Mol BWJ, Boulvain M. Mechanical methods for induction of labour. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Mar 30;3(3):CD001233. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001233.pub4.
• Mackeen AD, Durie DE, Lin M, Huls CK, Qureshey E, Paglia MJ, Sun H, Sciscione A. Foley Plus Oxytocin Compared With Oxytocin for Induction After Membrane Rupture: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Jan;131(1):4-11. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002374.

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