Randomized Control Trial of Intracervical Balloon Placement vs Oxytocin in Women With Term PROM and Unripe Cervices

Summary

This study is designed to determine if an intracervical balloon catheter (IBC) is better than oxytocin for induction of labor in the setting of premature rupture of membranes (PROM) or breaking the bag of water prior to onset of labor. The investigators suspect that an intracervical balloon catheter will shorten the time interval from initiation of induction of labor to delivery.

Timeline

Start

2018-11-01

Primary completion

2020-05

Completion

2020-09

Outcome

Outcome not reported

Stopped: “The IRB identified too many safety issues and the study did not move ahead.”

Publications

• Background 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.
• Background Bond DM, Middleton P, Levett KM, van der Ham DP, Crowther CA, Buchanan SL, Morris J. Planned early birth versus expectant management for women with preterm prelabour rupture of membranes prior to 37 weeks' gestation for improving pregnancy outcome. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 Mar 3;3(3):CD004735. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004735.pub4.
• Background Mackeen AD, Walker L, Ruhstaller K, Schuster M, Sciscione A. Foley catheter vs prostaglandin as ripening agent in pregnant women with premature rupture of membranes. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2014 Sep;114(9):686-92. doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2014.137.
• Background Cabrera IB, Quinones JN, Durie D, Rust J, Smulian JC, Scorza WE. Use of intracervical balloons and chorioamnionitis in term premature rupture of membranes. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2016 Mar;29(6):967-71. doi: 10.3109/14767058.2015.1027191. Epub 2015 Sep 25.
• 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.

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