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- Clinical Trial NCT04056793
Acceptability Assessment of an Optimized Birthing Position
February 15, 2021 updated by: DAVID DESSEAUVE, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
A Qualitative Study to Assess the Feasibility and Acceptability of an Optimized Birthing Position
This qualitative study evaluates the acceptability of positioning pregnant women in labour in an optimized position, which consists in the hyperflexion of the legs and the loss of the lumbar lordosis.
Twenty patients in situation of dystocia will adopt the described position for a limited amount of time.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Recent data brings out that the Caesarian Section rate in Switzerland is quite high, reaching 33.4 %.
Though, the reasons to this increasing amount of CS are not fully known.
Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to expand the existing knowledge in different fields, including the biomechanics of childbirth.
Numerous CS are performed in response to an obstructed labour, especially when the foetus does not engage in the pelvis near full dilatation.
In order to manage such situations, midwifes currently position parturients in pragmatic postures.
Although not verified by data, this care management suggests that it is possible to impact the position of the bone segments at stake for vaginal birth including pelvis and lumbar spine and to promote the descent of the foetus through the pelvic inlet plane.
In his PhD thesis about vaginal birth biomechanics, Desseauve et al investigated this area and found out that an optimized position similar to the squatting position (hyperflexion of the thighs and loss of the lumbar lordosis) could be close to the perfect delivery position in terms of ability for the foetus to go through the pelvic inlet plane.
Although these findings are encouraging, it is yet to be confirmed in clinical practice, particularly when a dystocia occurs.
Prior to doing that, it is though necessary to validate the optimized posture in terms of acceptability in a qualitative clinical study.
In this study, fifteen to twenty parturients who respond to the inclusion criteria and whose foetus does not engage in the pelvis near full dilation will be asked to adopt the optimized position for a twenty minutes period.
The investigator will then consign information reflecting the progress of the labour on a data sheet.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
20
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Locations
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Vaud
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Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland, 1011
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
Female
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Informed consent as documented by signature
- Parturient in situation of mechanical dystocia (non engagement at full dilation)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability or medical contraindications to undergo the investigated intervention (e.g. orthopaedic injury or disease preventing the parturient from adopting the optimised position)
- Clinically significant concomitant diseases
- Incapacity of judgment
- Inability to follow the procedures of the study due to language problems, psychological disorders, dementia, etc.
- Foetus cardiac rhythm disorder
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Other
- Allocation: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Parturients in situation of dystocia
Positioning of the parturients in an optimized birthing position
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The parturients will be asked to adopt a supine position with a hyperflexion of the thighs and a flat back, and to maintain the position for a duration of twenty minutes.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Acceptability of the optimized birthing position assessed by calculating the average score obtained through the VAS
Time Frame: 20 minutes
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The Visual Analogue Scale will allow to obtain a score from 0 to 10, 0 standing for complete dissatisfaction and 10 for complete satisfaction of the participants
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20 minutes
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Number of refusals
Time Frame: 20 minutes
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Number of parturients who will refuse to participate to the study
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20 minutes
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Number of risk factors of non-engagement of the foetus at full dilation
Time Frame: 20 minutes
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The risk factors are constituted of macrosomy, medical induction of labour, artificial rupture of membranes, hypokinesia (<5 uterine contractions/min), use of oxytocin and presence of a peridural anaesthesia
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20 minutes
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Neonatal adaptation assessed by the Apgar score
Time Frame: 20 minutes
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The Apgar score will be evaluated at 1, 5 and 10 minutes
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20 minutes
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Birth outcome assessed by the percentage of vaginal delivery, Caesarian Section, delivery hemorrhage and perineal tear
Time Frame: 20 minutes
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20 minutes
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Weight of the foetus measured in kilograms
Time Frame: 20 minutes
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20 minutes
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Height and head circumference of the foetus measured in centimeters
Time Frame: 20 minutes
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20 minutes
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Investigators
- Study Chair: Pr David Baud - Médecin chef de service - MD, PHD, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
August 6, 2019
Primary Completion (Actual)
January 1, 2020
Study Completion (Actual)
January 1, 2020
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
August 9, 2019
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
August 13, 2019
First Posted (Actual)
August 14, 2019
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
February 16, 2021
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
February 15, 2021
Last Verified
February 1, 2021
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Other Study ID Numbers
- 2019-00872
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
No
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
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