Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy: Detection by Weekly Vaginal pH Testing

Montse Palacio

Status: Completed

Conditions: Preterm Delivery; Bacterial Vaginosis; Pregnancy

Treatments: Other: Screening

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00799500

FIS06/0559

Details and patient eligibility

About

Interventional study to assess the effect of early detection and treatment of bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy on preterm delivery rate.

Enrollment: 1,049 patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pregnant women

Exclusion criteria

• Diabetes mellitus (pre-gestational)
• Hypertension (pre-gestational)
• Malformations on ultrasonography at 12 weeks

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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1,049 participants in 2 patient groups

Weekly screening

Experimental group

Description:

Screening and treatment of bacterial vaginosis during pregnancy through self-administered weekly vaginal pH determination.

Treatment:

Other: Screening

Observation

No Intervention group

Description:

Usual care