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Patient Satisfaction During Outpatient Versus Inpatient Foley Catheter Induction of Labor
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Outpatient Cervical Ripening, Inpatient Cervical Ripening, and 4 other interventions for Induction of Labor Affected Fetus / Newborn and 2 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 94 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Labor induction is one of the most common obstetric procedures performed in the U.S. In 2012, the last year for which data is available, 23.7% of all deliveries were the result of inductions. Labor induction first requires cervical ripening, which can be accomplished by several different methods. Vaginal or oral prostaglandins, extra amniotic saline infusion, osmotic dilators and transcervical Foley catheters are all widely used instruments for pre-induction cervical ripening. The ideal cervical ripening tool is safe for both mother and fetus, incurs low cost, does not require extensive monitoring, and causes minimal maternal discomfort. The Foley catheter has been found to be both safe and effective, but little is known about patient satisfaction with the device in an in-patient and out-patient setting. The proposed study will investigate patient satisfaction in a randomized controlled trial of in-patient versus out-patient use of Foley catheters.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
The experimental arm of the study will be subjects randomized to the outpatient group. Once randomized, subjects will complete a survey assessing their attitudes, fears, anxiety, satisfaction and expected hours of sleep with outpatient induction of labor. Following placement of the Foley catheter, the subjects will be given detailed instructions for which to return to the hospital, as well as provided a 24 hour phone number to call if they have questions. They will be instructed to return to the hospital once the catheter falls out or if 24 hours has passed since its placement. Upon returning to the hospital, subjects will complete another survey assessing their satisfaction with their induction process.
Once randomized to this group, subjects will complete a survey assessing their attitudes, fears, anxiety, satisfaction and expected hours of sleep with inpatient induction of labor. Following placement of the Foley catheter, the subjects will undergo normal labor monitoring until their Foley catheter either falls out or is removed at 24 hours. At this time subjects will complete another survey assessing their satisfaction with their induction process.
Subjects randomized to both the inpatient and the outpatient arms will receive this intervention following completion of a survey. A Bard(TM) 16G two-way 5cc silicone-coated latex Foley catheter will be placed by a physician-member of the research team using a sterile metal speculum and ring forceps, or by hand, depending on physician preference. Once placed within the cervical canal, the Foley will be filled with 60cc of saline
Prior to randomization into inpatient or outpatient arms, all subjects will complete a questionnaire assessing their attitudes, opinions, fears and anxiety regarding induction of labor.
Following removal of the Foley catheter (either by a physician at 24 hours or spontaneously), all subjects will complete the same questionnaire as prior assessing their attitudes, opinions, fears and anxiety regarding their induction of labor.
Following placement of the Foley catheter, all subjects, regardless of arm they are randomized to, will undergo a 20-minute NST. The NST will be read by a physician-member of the research team. If the NST is considered to be suspicious based on the physician's evaluation, subjects randomized to the outpatient arm will be moved to the inpatient arm, but evaluated as part of the outpatient arm on an intent-to-treat basis. All subjects randomized to the inpatient arm will be placed on continuous fetal heart rate monitoring, regardless of physician evaluation of the NST.