Early Amniotomy After Vaginal Prostaglandin E2 for Induction of Labor at Term: a Randomized Clinical Trial

Summary

This study evaluates the effectiveness and safety of early amniotomy after vaginal prostaglandin E2 for induction of labor at term. Early amniotomy will be done in the early active phase of labor for early amniotomy group ( half of participants) when the cervix will dilated 3 cm using the amniotomy hook. Amniotomy will not be done for control group(other half of participants) until the membranes rupture spontaneously.

Timeline

Start

2016-08

Primary completion

2016-10

Completion

2016-10

Publications

• Background Ozkan S, Caliskan E, Doger E, Yucesoy I, Ozeren S, Vural B. Comparative efficacy and safety of vaginal misoprostol versus dinoprostone vaginal insert in labor induction at term: a randomized trial. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2009 Jul;280(1):19-24. doi: 10.1007/s00404-008-0843-9. Epub 2008 Nov 26.
• Background Wei S, Wo BL, Qi HP, Xu H, Luo ZC, Roy C, Fraser WD. Early amniotomy and early oxytocin for prevention of, or therapy for, delay in first stage spontaneous labour compared with routine care. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Aug 7;2013(8):CD006794. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006794.pub4.
• Results Makarem MH, Zahran KM, Abdellah MS, Karen MA. Early amniotomy after vaginal misoprostol for induction of labor: a randomized clinical trial. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2013 Aug;288(2):261-5. doi: 10.1007/s00404-013-2747-6. Epub 2013 Feb 21.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.