Vaginal misoprostol and intracervical foley catheter for cervical ripening: A comparative study at district hospitals in Abuja

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202407592491170

Enrollment

200

Registered

2024-07-29

Start date

2023-08-14

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Labour and delivery

Interventions

Misoprostol

intracervical Foley catheter

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All pregnant women at term(37weeks to 42 weeks) scheduled for induction of labour including those with medical conditions singleton pregnancies post date pre eclampsia pregnancy induced hypertension diabetes mellitus sickle cell disease

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: previous uterine surgeries previous cesarean sections placenta previa oligohydramnios intra uterine fetal death rupture of membranes

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome measures were cervical ripening duration, cervical ripening to delivery interval, induction to delivery interval, Apgar scores, caesarean section rate, fresh still birth and uterine rupture.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcome measures were occurrence of obstetric complications including precipitate labour, primary post-partum haemorrhage, and fetal distress.	—

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactAbdullahi Anate

medical director

abdullahianate@gmail.com+2348097794064

Outcome results

None listed

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