Routine Early vs Delayed Amniotomy for Preterm Pregnancies: A Randomized Open Label Trial
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Official title
Comparative Effectiveness of Routine Early Versus Delayed Amniotomy for Pregnancies Less Than 37 Weeks Gestational Age: A Randomized Open Label Trial (CEREAL)
Brief summary
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To compare the duration of preterm induction of labor in women undergoing early vs. late or no artificial rupture of membranes (AROM). Maternal and neonatal outcomes will also be compared between the two groups.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03682822
- Recruitment status
- Terminated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 104 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Early Artificial rupture of membranes Procedure
- Delayed Artificial rupture of membranes Procedure
Procedure
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- Not listed
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Oct 31, 2018
- Primary completion
- Feb 21, 2020
- Completion
- Feb 23, 2020
- Last update posted
- May 4, 2021
2018 – 2020
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas Health Science Center of Houston | Houston | Texas | 77030 | — |
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- Last update posted May 4, 2021 · Synced Sep 6, 2026
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