Foley Catheter Versus Cervidil for Induction of Labor at Term
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-02-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of transcervical Foley catheter compared to controlled
release prostaglandin (Cervidil™) for cervical ripening in term and near term women
presenting for labor induction.
HYPOTHESIS: In term and near term women presenting for labor induction, transcervical Foley
catheter will decrease the mean time from induction to delivery by six hours compared to
controlled release prostaglandin (Cervidil™).
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Mednax Center for Research, Education and Quality Mednax Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety