Outpatient versus inpatient cervical ripening with Foley catheter in pregnant women at term at the University of Maiduguri teaching hospital.

Outpatient versus inpatient cervical ripening with Foley catheter in pregnant women at term at the University of Maiduguri teaching hospital. A randomised controlled trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202311571442229

Enrollment

166

Registered

2023-11-10

Start date

2023-05-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Pregnancy and Childbirth

Interventions

Outpatient cervical ripening with Foley catheter

Inpatient cervical ripening with Foley catheter

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) All booked and stable pregnant women who are planned for induction of labour at term with singleton pregnancy presenting cephalic with unfavorable cervix (Bishop Score of =5). 2) Patients that are informed, counseled, and consented to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Bishop score =6 2) Contraindication to vaginal delivery 3) Antepartum hemorrhage. 4) Ruptured membrane 5) Multiple pregnancy 6) Patients with intrauterine fetal death, HIV, active hepatitis B infection 7) Previous cervical injury 8) Prematurity 9) Non vertex presentation 10) Medical disorders (excluding Controlled DM, mild hypertension) 11) non consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Mean change in Bishop score, clinical chorioamnionitis, overall maternal satisfaction	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
induction to delivery interval, delivery within 24 hours, total duration of hospital stay, fetal heart rate abnormalities, caesarean rate, admission in SCBU, birth asphyxia, neonatal death,	—

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactAliyu Sahabo

Senior registrar

draliyugurin@gmail.com+2347033305890

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026