Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy: Detection by Weekly Vaginal pH Testing

Impact on Prematurity of a First-trimester Screening for Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy Through Weekly Vaginal pH Determination. An Interventional, Community Study.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00799500

Enrollment

1049

Registered

2008-12-01

Start date

2007-01-31

Completion date

2010-12-31

Last updated

2013-04-05

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Conditions

Bacterial Vaginosis, Pregnancy, Preterm Delivery

Brief summary

Interventional study to assess the effect of early detection and treatment of bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy on preterm delivery rate.

Interventions

OTHERScreening

Weekly vaginal pH

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Pregnant women

Exclusion criteria

* Diabetes mellitus (pre-gestational) * Hypertension (pre-gestational) * Malformations on ultrasonography at 12 weeks

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Preterm delivery rate	12 months

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026