Preterm delivery, Maternal care for cervical incompetence, Maternal care for other abnormalities of cervix, Uterine Cervical Incompetence
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: pregnant women between 18 weeks and 0 days and 22 weeks and 6 days of gestation with cervical length lower or equal 30 mm
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Placenta previa diagnosed by US second or third quarter; greater than 1 cm cervical dilatation; painful uterine activity; active vaginal bleeding; cervical cerclage in the current pregnancy; cervical length <5 mm; Rupture of Membranes; severe liver disease; cholestasis occurred while current pregnancy; History or thromboembolic event during the pregnancy; monoamniotic Twin pregnancy; Multiple pregnancies with 3 or more fetuses; ultrasonographic signs of fetal-fetal transfusion; selective growth restriction diagnosis of type 2 or 3 Gratacós; Major fetal anomalies; Fetal death
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Neonatal morbimortality of pregnant women using cervical pessary plus progesterone versus progesterone only. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Gestational age at birth; mode of delivery; weight adequacy for gestational age; newborn vitality; sex of the newborn; preterm birth before 28, 32, 34 and 37 weeks of gestational age; days of neonatal intensive care unit admission; days of maternal admissions during pregnancy; screening, neonatal and maternal admissions costs; pessary use symptoms; spontaneous preterm birth and preterm rupture of membranes rates; imemdiate neonatal outcomes | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE CAMPINAS