NCT00465712

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of transabdominal amnioinfusion before second external cephalic version after initial failure.Patient with a single foetus, at term, in breech presentation and after a first cephalic version are included. The randomisation determines whether the patient is included in the group with amnioinfusion before second cephalic version or with usual second cephalic version only; The efficacy's evaluation is based on rate of cephalic presentation at birth.Success rate of cephalic version with or without transabdominal amnioinfusion, rates of cesarian section in the two groups,maternal and fetal morbidity, time between second cephalic version and birth will be studied. Prospective interventional randomized sequential comparative multicentric study. A maximum of 240 patients will be included (120 in each group). As the study is sequential it will be over as soon as a significative difference is shown.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
119

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2006

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
terminated

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 2006

Completed
10 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 24, 2007

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

April 25, 2007

Completed
4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2011

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2011

Completed
Last Updated

December 30, 2025

Status Verified

December 1, 2025

Enrollment Period

4.8 years

First QC Date

April 24, 2007

Last Update Submit

December 23, 2025

Conditions

Breech Presentation

Keywords

transabdominal amnioinfusionexternal cephalic versionbreech presentation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • cephalic presentation at birth

    at birth

Study Arms (2)

A

EXPERIMENTAL

Transabdominal amnioinfusion performed before external cephalic version

Procedure: transabdominal amnioinfusion

V

NO INTERVENTION

Without transabdominal amnioinfusion

Interventions

transabdominal amnioinfusionPROCEDURE

transabdominal amnioinfusion performed 4 to 24 hours before the second trial of external cephalic version

A

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • single fetal pregnancy
  • breech presentation
  • at term
  • initial failure of external cephalic version
  • structurally normal foetus

You may not qualify if:

  • polyhydramnios
  • anhydramnios
  • abnormality of the fetal heart rhythm
  • uterine congenital malformation
  • cesarian section for a previous birth
  • unability to understand study

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Mother Child University Hospital

Nantes, 44000, France

Location

Olympe de Gouges Women Health Centre, Bretonneau University Hospital

Tours, 37000, France

Location

Related Publications (42)

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    PMID: 28279119RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breech Presentation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Obstetric Labor ComplicationsPregnancy ComplicationsFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsUrogenital Diseases

Study Officials

  • Franck Perrotin, MD-PhD

    Tours University Hospital

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 24, 2007

First Posted

April 25, 2007

Study Start

July 1, 2006

Primary Completion

May 1, 2011

Study Completion

May 1, 2011

Last Updated

December 30, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Locations

FR(2)