NCT02761304

Brief Summary

The reduction in the rate of caesarean section is a major public health issue, it has reached 21% in 2010 Fance. Indeed complications to expect during pregnancy and childbirth increase doubles the risk of fetal morbidity, néonatal and maternal history of when césareinne. recommendations for clinical practice (RPC) to "scarred uterus" are being drafted under the auspices of the National College of obstetrics and gynecology (CNGOF) well highlighting the health problem public this represents. During 2011, 15% of the 2,700 patients who have recently given birth to the north of Marseille Hospital were carriers of a scarred uterus (internal data).The objective of the obstetrician is to ensure the welfare mother and fetus at the end of pregnancy and childbirth. To do this, the realization of a work being cesarean allows in some cases to reduce neonatal morbidity related to workflow especially in case of abnormal fetal pericardial pace that suggest fetal hypoxia. However, a significant number of caesarean section is performed by the side of caution during the second part of the work to a suspicion of non-engagement of the fetal presentation. These caesareans are indicated, rightly, before a clinical doubt about the height of the engagement of the fetal presentation in order to avoid making a difficult instrumental delivery, potentially harmful to the mother (perineal tear 3rd and 4th degree) and fetus (head injury, intracranial hemorrhage, cephalohematoma). A prospective study published in the Lancet estimated 37% error percentage attributable to the clinical examination in case of doubt on the commitment of presenatation fœtale. The CNGOF held through PRC publication what to do in case of obstetric clinical doubt about the commitment of the fetal presentation and "not recommended" no show against an instrumental extraction in this situation (RPC 2008). Ultrasound has revolutionized pregnancy monitoring. Its routine use has in other prenatal diagnosis of fetal pathologies, it is the other reference screening tool of the most common obstetric pathology, preterm labor. Its use became widespread in the delivery room, the presence of an ultrasound machine is recommended by the decrees of perinatal care in maternity hospitals performing more than 1,500 deliveries per year. It is natural for conducting ultrasound during labor has emerged, first to help identify the variety of the presentation of the fetal head and then more recently in aid to instrumental delivery. Several studies have shown that ultrasound had a sensitivity of commitment over 90% for predicting the success of instrumental extraction and a vaginal delivery. To our knowledge, to date, there is no study that investigated the benefit of ultrasound commitment to reduce the rate of cesarean section during labor. To answer this question, we want to show that making a commitment in case of diagnostic ultrasound of doubt about the level of engagement of the fetal head (4% of births) reduces by 30% the rate of caesarean section fully dilated.

Trial Health

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Enrollment
45

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2013

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2013

Completed
2.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 9, 2015

Completed
8 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 2, 2016

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 4, 2016

Completed
5.4 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

October 1, 2021

Completed
Last Updated

October 12, 2021

Status Verified

October 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

2.3 years

First QC Date

May 2, 2016

Last Update Submit

October 11, 2021

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Caesarean rate

    Demonstrate that achieving a so-called "engagement" ultrasound (mesurement of angle of progression) to reduce 30% cesarean rate in the second stage of labor in case of doubt about the level of commitment of fetal presentation. The primary endpoint is the rate of caesarean section.

    2 years

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Numbers of haemorrhage

    2 years

  • perineal tears of 3 and 4th degree

    2 years

Other Outcomes (1)

  • Apgar scoring

    2 years

Study Arms (2)

ultrasound results given to obstetrical practionnair

EXPERIMENTAL
Procedure: Ultrasound

ultrasound results shaded to obstetrical practionnair

OTHER
Procedure: Ultrasound

Interventions

UltrasoundPROCEDURE
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Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • Singleton pregnancy normal evolution\> 37 weeks gestation
  • Patient in labor with ruptured membranes, cephalic presentation, full dilatation since 2H, with doubts on clinical examination on the level of engagement of the fetal head in the maternal pelvis (0, +1, +2)

You may not qualify if:

  • Abnormal fetal heart rate or suspected fetal acidosis on a scale pH
  • No maternal indication for vaginal delivery or instrumental delivery
  • History of perineal tearing the 4th degree
  • Crohn's disease with involvement of the anal sphincter
  • No fetal indication for instrumental delivery (suspected fetal thrombocytopenia)
  • Other than fetal cephalic presentations

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Marseille

Marseille, 13354, France

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Haumonte JB, Blanc J, Castel P, Mace P, Auquier P, d'Ercole C, Bretelle F. Uncertain fetal head engagement: a prospective randomized controlled trial comparing digital exam with angle of progression. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Oct;227(4):625.e1-625.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.04.018. Epub 2022 Apr 19.

MeSH Terms

Interventions

High-Energy Shock Waves

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Ultrasonic WavesSoundRadiation, NonionizingRadiationPhysical Phenomena

Study Officials

  • Urielle DESALBRES

    ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE DE MARSEILLE

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
CARE PROVIDER
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 2, 2016

First Posted

May 4, 2016

Study Start

June 1, 2013

Primary Completion

September 9, 2015

Study Completion

October 1, 2021

Last Updated

October 12, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-10

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations