Preterm delivery, threatening preterm labor
Conditions
Interventions
1. Electrohysterogram: Power spectral density peak frequency, conduction velocity
2. Current diagnostics: Digital examination, cervical length, fetal fibronectin.
Sponsors
Maxima Medical Center Veldhoven
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients admitted for threatened preterm labor; 2. Gestational age between 23+5 and 34+0 weeks; 3. Clinically evaluated symptoms of preterm labor: at least 6 contractions in 60 minutes based on the (cardio)tocogram and/or maternal perception.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients in active labor: Cervical dilatation ≥3cm.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predicting value for predicting preterm delivery within 7 days from measurement. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Area Under the Curcve of the ROC curve for predicting preterm delivery within 7 days from measurement. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactHinke Lau, de
Tannhauserdreef 272
Outcome results
None listed