Tocolysis in the Management of Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes Before 34 Weeks of Gestation

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess whether short-term (48 hr) tocolysis reduces perinatal morti-morbidity in cases of PPROM at 22 to 33 completed weeks' gestation.

Timeline

Start

2019-10-07

Primary completion

2026-11

Completion

2031-11

Publications

• Background Mackeen AD, Seibel-Seamon J, Muhammad J, Baxter JK, Berghella V. Tocolytics for preterm premature rupture of membranes. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Feb 27;2014(2):CD007062. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007062.pub3.
• Background Lorthe E, Goffinet F, Marret S, Vayssiere C, Flamant C, Quere M, Benhammou V, Ancel PY, Kayem G. Tocolysis after preterm premature rupture of membranes and neonatal outcome: a propensity-score analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Aug;217(2):212.e1-212.e12. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.04.015. Epub 2017 Apr 13.
• Background Couteau C, Haumonte JB, Bretelle F, Capelle M, D'Ercole C. [Management of preterm and prelabour rupture of membranes in France]. J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris). 2013 Feb;42(1):21-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jgyn.2012.10.008. Epub 2012 Nov 24. French.
• Background Schmitz T, Sentilhes L, Lorthe E, Gallot D, Madar H, Doret-Dion M, Beucher G, Charlier C, Cazanave C, Delorme P, Garabedian C, Azria E, Tessier V, Senat MV, Kayem G. Preterm premature rupture of the membranes: Guidelines for clinical practice from the French College of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians (CNGOF). Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2019 May;236:1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2019.02.021. Epub 2019 Mar 2.
• Background Flenady V, Wojcieszek AM, Papatsonis DN, Stock OM, Murray L, Jardine LA, Carbonne B. Calcium channel blockers for inhibiting preterm labour and birth. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Jun 5;2014(6):CD002255. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002255.pub2.
• Wilson A, Hodgetts-Morton VA, Marson EJ, Markland AD, Larkai E, Papadopoulou A, Coomarasamy A, Tobias A, Chou D, Oladapo OT, Price MJ, Morris K, Gallos ID. Tocolytics for delaying preterm birth: a network meta-analysis (0924). Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Aug 10;8(8):CD014978. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014978.pub2.
• Lorthe E, Kayem G; TOCOPROM Study Group and the GROG (Groupe de Recherche en Obstetrique et Gynecologie). Tocolysis in the management of preterm prelabor rupture of membranes at 22-33 weeks of gestation: study protocol for a multicenter, double-blind, randomized controlled trial comparing nifedipine with placebo (TOCOPROM). BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2021 Sep 8;21(1):614. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-04047-2.

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