Ultrasound in the second stage of labour for fetal position – a randomised controlled trial

Evaluation of the clinical examination versus use of ultrasound with the clinical examination for assessing fetal head position on maternal and neonatal outcomes in women having a vacuum assisted birth.

Status

Withdrawn

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12615001213538

Enrollment

350

Registered

2015-11-06

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

2018-12-31

Last updated

2020-02-10

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

A RCT to compare clinical examination alone versus clinical examination and ultrasound for accuracy of fetal head position prior to vacuum birth.

Interventions

Digital vaginal examination will be as per current care. The ultrasound will be performed by a senior obstetrician using a hand held transducer on the maternal abdomen to assess fetal head position. The procedure would take no more than a couple of minutes. Adherence will be noted on the study sheet completed for all women having a vacuum birth.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Prevention

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Gestational age 37 weeks or above, singleton, cephalic presentation and need for instrumental delivery.

Exclusion criteria

Need for urgent delivery for fetal distress.

Outcome results