Sequential use of double-balloon catheter and oral misoprostol versus oral misoprostol alone for induction of labour at term (CRBplus trial): a multicentre, open-label randomised controlled trial

Autor: Benjamin Tuschy, Christel Weiss, Ekkehard Schleussner, F. Hägele, J Ziegler, J Siemer, Marc Sütterlin, J Kirscht, Sebastian Berlit, Sven Kehl
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 122:129-136
ISSN: 1470-0328
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13116
Popis: Objective To evaluate the efficacy of inducing labour using a double-balloon catheter and oral misoprostol sequentially, in comparison with oral misoprostol alone. Design A multicentre randomised controlled trial. Setting Five hospitals in Germany. Population A total of 326 pregnant women with an unfavourable cervix undergoing labour induction at term. Methods Women were randomly assigned according to a computer-generated allocation sequence to sequential use of double-balloon catheter and oral misoprostol (study group) or oral misoprostol alone (control group). In the study group, the double-balloon catheter was used the first day before starting oral misoprostol the second day. Main outcome measures The primary outcome measure was the induction-to-delivery interval, and a further outcome parameter was delivery within 48 hours. Results The median times for induction of labour until delivery were 32.4 hours in the study group and 22.5 hours in the control group (P = 0.004). This difference was not seen when evaluating according to parity (nulliparous, P = 0.19; parous, P = 0.06). The rate of vaginal delivery within 48 hours did not differ between both groups. The number of applications of misoprostol (two versus three, P
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