An interventional study of Trendelenburg positioning in Breech Presentation of Fetus With Successful Version, sponsored by Rambam Health Care Campus. Status unknown at 1 site in Israel. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 45 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-01-25.
Sponsored by Rambam Health Care Campus · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
Women at term (over 37 weeks) that are candidates for external cephalic version will be positioned in the trendelenburg position 5 minutes prior to external cephalic version performance and during the procedure. The control group will not be positioned differently than usual. We will evaluate external cephalic version success and compare the 2 groups.
This is a randomized controlled trial that is designed to compare external cephalic version success between women positioned in the trendelenburg position 5 minutes prior to external cephalic version performance and during the procedure and a control group of women that will lie on their back without special positioning.
The women that are eligible for participation will receive a thorough explanation and will sign informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
Women positioned in the trendelenburg position during external cephalic version.
Other: Trendelenburg positioning
Women positioned on their back during external cephalic version.
Women positioned in the trendelenburg position prior to external cephalic version
External cephalic version success
The rate of successful external cephalic version
Time frame: Up to 10 minutes from the beginning of external cephalic version.
Pain
Visual analog scale scoring from 0-10 during and following the procedure.
Time frame: Up to 2 hours from the beginning of external cephalic version.
Placental abruption
Rate of clinical placental abruption
Time frame: Up to 1 week from the beginning of external cephalic version.
Vaginal delivery
Rate of vaginal deliveries
Time frame: Up to 4 weeks from the beginning of external cephalic version.
Cesarean delivery
Rate of cesarean deliveries
Time frame: Up to 4 weeks from the beginning of external cephalic version.
Plan to share: No
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