Status:
TERMINATED
Reducing Cesarean Delivery Rate in Obese Patients Using the Peanut Ball
Lead Sponsor:
Geisinger Clinic
Conditions:
Obesity
Cesarean Section
Eligibility:
FEMALE
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study aims to determine if using the peanut ball during labor reduces the cesarean delivery rate when compared to normal intrapartum management (no peanut ball) in the obese patient population.
Detailed Description
Currently at Geisinger Medical Center Danville, use of the peanut ball is at the discretion of attending or resident physicians, or obstetric nurses on the Labor and delivery team for the day. Despite...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Admitted for delivery
- Pre-pregnancy BMI \> 30kg/m2
- Planned vaginal delivery at Geisinger Medical Center (GMC)
- Gestational age \> 37 weeks 0 days
- Singleton pregnancy
- Cephalic presentation
- English speaking
Exclusion
- Pre-pregnancy BMI \< 30kg/m2
- Contraindication to vaginal delivery
- Planned cesarean delivery (i.e., an elective primary or repeat cesarean delivery)
- Gestational age \< 37 weeks 0 days
- Multifetal gestation
- Intrauterine fetal demise
- Non-English speaking
- Greater than 9cm at the time of randomization
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 9 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 9 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
68 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03772886
Start Date
September 9 2019
End Date
June 9 2021
Last Update
August 23 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, Pennsylvania, United States, 17822