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. 2020 Feb 27;2020(2):CD000451. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000451.pub3

Turgay 2018.

Trial name or title The effect of membrane sweeping on the delivery time and the need of induction in term pregnancy.
Methods Randomised controlled trial
Participants Inclusion criteria
  1. Age 18‐35 years

  2. Vertex presentation

  3. No contraindication for vaginal delivery

  4. No contraindication for labour induction


Exclusion criteria
  1. Active vaginal infection

  2. Previous uterine surgery

  3. Systemic disease

  4. Multiple pregnancy

  5. Fetal anomaly and suspicious fetal health status

Interventions Two groups
Group 1
Membrane sweeping
Group 2
Control. No intervention
Outcomes Primary outcome measures
  1. Need of labour induction (time frame: during pregnancy. 40 weeks and 6 days for gestational age). Patient need induction for delivery or not. If the patient reach 40 weeks 6 days for gestational age and spontaneous delivery does not begin spontaneously, labour induction is needed.

  2. Duration of delivery (time frame: during delivery). The time of the latent and active stage of delivery

Starting date  
Contact information  
Notes Trial not completed, currently in recruitment phase.

CTG: cardiotocography
 PG: prostaglandins