Foley Catheter vs Double-balloon Catheter

Comparison of Foley Catheter and Double-balloon Catheter in Second Trimester Pregnancy Termination

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03521674

Enrollment

100

Registered

2018-05-11

Start date

2016-12-01

Completion date

2018-05-15

Last updated

2018-05-22

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Conditions

Catheter, Pregnancy Termination

Keywords

second trimester pregnancy termination, double-balloon catheter, foley catheter

Brief summary

The efficiency of double-balloon and Foley catheters in the second trimester medical termination of pregnancies will be compared.

Detailed description

Women will be randomised into two groups. Foley catheter was applied to one group and double balloon catheter to the other group. After catheter expulsion or if the catheters did not spontaneously expulsed after 24 hours, i.v. oxytocin infusion will be started. Abortions will be considered successful if there will be no need of another method for abortion.

Interventions

DEVICEpregnancy termination

Second trimester pregnancy termination for fetal anomali or in utero mord fetus will be done

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 40 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* pregnancy termination, gestational age from 14-24 weeks

Exclusion criteria

* multiple gestation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
induction termination interval	during procedure	time from induction to pregnancy termination

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

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