Second Trimester Pregnancy Termination With Foley Catheter

Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Pregnancy Termination

Treatments: Device: Foley catheter

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03532503

2018.4.18

Details and patient eligibility

About

One of the methods used to induce second trimester pregnancy termination is the placement of a transcervical Foley catheter. The aim of this randomized controlled study was to assess in pregnant women with an unfavourable cervix, whether there is a difference in efficacy between the two most commonly used insufflation volumes of Foley catheter (30mL and 50mL).

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• singleton pregnancies
• second trimester pregnancy ermination

Exclusion criteria

• multiple pregnancies

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

Foley catheter filled with 30 ml

Active Comparator group

Description:

The transcervical placement of the foley catheter will be performed and it will be filled with 30 ml saline. A gentle traction will be applied.

Treatment:

Device: Foley catheter

Foley catheter filled with 50 ml

Active Comparator group

Description:

The transcervical placement of the foley catheter will be performed and it will be filled with 50 ml saline. A gentle traction will be applied.

Treatment:

Device: Foley catheter