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Prevention of Preterm Birth Using Cervical Pessary in Pregnant Women With Short Cervix (PECEP)

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified September 2010 by Maternal-Infantil Vall d´Hebron Hospital.
Recruitment status was  Active, not recruiting
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
Hospital Materno-Infantil de Canarias
Hospital Son Llatzer
Institut Universitari Dexeus
Information provided by:
Maternal-Infantil Vall d´Hebron Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00706264
First received: June 24, 2008
Last updated: September 14, 2010
Last verified: September 2010
History of Changes
  Purpose

Placement of a vaginal pessary reduces significantly the rate of spontaneous preterm birth in pregnant women with short cervical length at 18-22 weeks scan.


Condition Intervention Phase
Preterm Birth
 Device: Silicon ring (Arabin Pessary)
 Phase 4

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: Randomized Controlled Trial: Prevention of Preterm Birth Using Cervical Pessary in Pregnant Women With Short Cervix (PECEP)

Further study details as provided by Maternal-Infantil Vall d´Hebron Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Spontaneous delivery before 34 completed weeks [ Time Frame: Each 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Birth weight, Fetal or Neonatal Death, Neonatal morbidity, Maternal adverse effects , Preterm birth before 37 weeks or 28 weeks, Rupture of membranes before 34 weeks, Hospitalisation for threatened preterm labour. [ Time Frame: Each 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 2780
Study Start Date: June 2007
Estimated Study Completion Date: June 2010
Estimated Primary Completion Date: June 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
No Intervention: 1
Expectant management
Experimental: 2
Placement of arabin pessary since 23 weeks until 37 weeks
 Device: Silicon ring (Arabin Pessary)
Placement of a silicon pessary in the vagina, around the cervix.
Other Name: Vaginal pessaries CE 0482 MED / CERT ISO 9003 /EN 46003

Detailed Description:

This trial includes pregnant women undergoing routine ultrasound examination at 18.0 to 22.6 weeks of gestation.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 45 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Singleton pregnancy
  • Minimal age of 18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Major fetal abnormalities (requiring surgery or leading to infant death or severe handicap)
  • SROM at the time of randomization
  • Cervical cerclage in situ
  • Active vaginal bleeding
  • Previous cone biopsy or cerclage
  • Major uterine structural anomalies
  • Placenta previa
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00706264

Locations
Spain
Hospital Materno-Infantil de Canarias
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Spain, 35016
Hospital de Reus
Reus, Tarragona, Spain
Hospital Vall d´Hebron
Barcelona, Spain, 08035
Institut Universitary Dexeus
Barcelona, Spain
Hospital de Fuenlabrada
Madrid, Spain
Hospital Son Llàtzer
Mallorca, Spain, 07198
Sponsors and Collaborators
Maternal-Infantil Vall d´Hebron Hospital
Hospital Materno-Infantil de Canarias
Hospital Son Llatzer
Institut Universitari Dexeus
Investigators
Study Director: ELENA CARRERAS, PhD Maternal-Infantil Vall d´Hebron Hospital
  More Information

No publications provided by Maternal-Infantil Vall d´Hebron Hospital

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Responsible Party: Elena Carreras Moratonas / PhD, Maternal-Infantil Vall d´Hebron Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00706264     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: PECEP-TRIAL
Study First Received: June 24, 2008
Last Updated: September 14, 2010
Health Authority: Spain: Spanish Agency of Medicines

Keywords provided by Maternal-Infantil Vall d´Hebron Hospital:
Short cervix
preterm birth
arabin pessary

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Premature Birth
Obstetric Labor, Premature
Obstetric Labor Complications
Pregnancy Complications
Silicon
 Trace Elements
Micronutrients
Growth Substances
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013