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A comparison of outpatient with inpatient mifepristone usage for cervical ripening before labor induction

A comparison of outpatient with inpatient mifepristone usage for cervical ripening: a randomized control study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN26164110
Enrollment
300
Registered
2020-02-21
Start date
2020-02-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-06-05

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Conditions

Pre-induction of labour Pregnancy and Childbirth

Interventions

The study of efficiency and safety of outpatient mifepristone usage for cervical ripening will be conducted in a large tertiary center in Moscow between January 2020 and June 2021. Primiparous and mul

Sponsors

National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I.Kulakov of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18-45 years 2. Gestational age of 39 - 41 weeks 3. Singleton gestation 4. Cephalic presentation 5. Bishop score 6 or less 6. Indications for labor induction (of which the induction can be postponed for 24-48 h) 7. Normal CTG tracing

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Transverse lie or presentation other than cephalic 2. Ultrasonographic estimated fetal weight greater than 4500 g or other evidence of cephalopelvic disproportion 3. Placenta previa or other unexplained vaginal bleeding 4. Previous cesarean or history of uterine surgery 5. Severe preeclampsia 6. Evidence of chorioamnionitis 7. Severe form of any preexisting medical disease

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Bishop’s score after 24 and 48 h of the mifepristone administration 2. Additional use of prostaglandin E2 and/or mechanical methods for cervical ripening 3. Additional use of oxytocin 4. Operative delivery rate 5. Interval from cervical ripening start and labour onset

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Induction to delivery interval (IDI, from first mifepristone intake to delivery) 2. Rate of adverse effects 3. Perinatal outcomes

Countries

Russian Federation

Contacts

Public ContactAnna Karapetian
inter_otdel@mail.ru+7 (495) 438-11-66

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 11, 2026