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The Association Between Delivery Method and Maternal Rehospitalization

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Western Galilee Hospital-Nahariya
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00501501
First received: July 13, 2007
Last updated: NA
Last verified: July 2007
History: No changes posted
  Purpose

Hypothesis: The rates of rehospitalization after cesarean section are significantly higher than those following spontaneous vaginal delivery and are due mainly to late bleeding and less to infection.


Condition Intervention
Hospitalization
 Procedure: Cesarean section
Procedure: Vaginal delivery

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Defined Population
Observational Model: Natural History
Time Perspective: Longitudinal
Time Perspective: Retrospective
Official Title: The Association Between Delivery Method and Maternal Rehospitalization

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Cesarean Section
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Western Galilee Hospital-Nahariya:

Enrollment: 92
Study Start Date: January 1999
Study Completion Date: December 2000
Detailed Description:

To determine if there is an association between delivery method and maternal rehospitalization rate, the type of association and the reasons for rehospitalization.

The study population will consist women who were rehospitalized in the Western Galilee Hospital following cesarean section and after a vaginal delivery. Demographic data and hospitalization characteristics will be analyzed.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 50 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Parturients rehospitalized after delivery
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00501501

Locations
Israel
Western Galilee Hospital
Nahariya, Israel, 22100
Sponsors and Collaborators
Western Galilee Hospital-Nahariya
Investigators
Principal Investigator: ido Solt, MD Western Galilee Hospital
  More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00501501     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 5
Study First Received: July 13, 2007
Last Updated: July 13, 2007
Health Authority: Israel: Ministry of Health

Keywords provided by Western Galilee Hospital-Nahariya:
Rehospitalization
Cesarean
Vaginal delivery

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013