Nordic Randomized Trial on Laparoscopic Versus Vaginal Cerclage
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Preterm Birth
Cervical Insufficiency
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Female
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Prevention
- Participants needed
- 188 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus · Other
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About This Trial
Every year 15 million babies are born prematurely, which can lead to death or life-long disabilities. It is often caused by a dysfunction of the uterine cervix, which constitutes the narrow channel between the vagina and womb. During pregnancy, this channel must remain closed until the beginning of term labor. A weak cervix may not withstand the weight of the fetus, the amniotic fluid and the plac…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Women in whom the clinician has equipoise as to whether an elective vaginal or abdominal cerclage will be the best intervention to prevent preterm birth.
* Not yet pregnant or \<10 weeks' pregnant.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Any circumstance under which the clinician is not willi…
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