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Premature rupture of membranes (PROM) at term complicates 6 to 22% of singleton pregnancies. Spontaneous labour occurs in 60-67% of these patients within 24h. If no effective uterine contraction occurs, induction of labour (IOL) is the strategy recommended by the French as well as the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. The optimal strategy for IOL in case of PROM with an unfavourable cervix remains unknown and none of the studies conducted in nulliparous women showed the superiority of one induction method over another. In the current project, we aimed to determine (1) if IOL with association of balloon catheter and oxytocin after 6 hours could increase the rate of delivery < 24h versus low dose of oral misoprostol (25 µg oral PGE1 every 2h) in case of PROM at term in nulliparous women and (2) patient satisfaction using EXIT survey assessed before hospital discharge.


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Context : Premature rupture of membranes (PROM) at term complicates 6 to 22% of singleton pregnancies. Spontaneous labour occurs in 60-67% of these patients within 24hours. If no effective uterine contraction occurs, induction of labour (IOL) is the strategy recommended by the French as well as the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. The optimal strategy for IOL in case of PROM with an unfavourable cervix remains unknown and none of the studies conducted in nulliparous women showed the superiority of one induction method over another1. Oral misoprostol (ProstaglandinE1, PGE1) usually demonstrated the lowest rate of c-section after IOL in general population and balloon catheter was associated with the lowest rate of uterine hyperstimulation. Recently, a comparison 1 to 1 between these two methods was conducted in singletons with comparable results. Despite recent studies demonstrating no higher risk of infectious complications using mechanical device in the context of PROM, only prostaglandins and oxytocin are usually recommended. Recently, Devillard et al. demonstrated that the combination of balloon catheter plus oxytocin systematically infused after 6 hours increased the rate of delivery <24h compared to dinoprostone vaginal insert group (90% versus 57.5% respectively) and decreased the time between induction and delivery in nulliparous group (17.0hours versus 26.5hours). In the current project, we aimed to determine (1) if IOL with association of balloon catheter and oxytocin after 6 hours could increase the rate of delivery < 24hours versus low dose of oral misoprostol (25 µg oral PGE1 every 2h) in case of PROM at term in nulliparous women and (2) patient satisfaction using EXIT (EXperience of Induction Tool) survey assessed before hospital discharge. We hypothesized that the rate of delivery < 24hours will be 15% higher in the group induced with balloon + oxytocin (estimated around 85 %) compared to the misoprostol group (estimated around 70 %). Patient satisfaction concerning experience of IOL will be assessed using a validated survey- the EXperience of Induction Tool (EXIT) - translated in French language (Beckman et al., 2017). We aimed to demonstrate a difference greater than an effect-size of 0.25. Objectives: The main objective is to demonstrate higher rate of vaginal birth <24hours by insertion of a balloon catheter + oxytocin after 6hours, versus low dose of oral misoprostol (25 µg oral PGE1 every 2hours) in case of unfavorable cervix beyond 12 hours of PROM in nulliparous and to compare patient satisfaction using EXIT survey translated in French language before hospital discharge. The secondary objectives are: - To compare the rate of caesarean sections in the two groups. - To compare the safety related to women of both induction methods in terms of maternal morbidities, uterine hyperstimulation, maternal infections and other reported adverse events (AEs). - To compare the safety related to neonates of both induction methods in terms of neonatal morbidities, neonatal infections and other reported AEs. Study type: Multi-center, randomized, controlled, open-label therapeutic trial with two parallel arms. Number of centers: 5 Study Description: The study group is the balloon catheter group with addition of oxytocin as early as 6h after the catheter insertion. After 12 hours of balloon insertion, induction of labour is continued by oxytocin alone. The control group corresponds to induction with misoprostol 25µg given orally (oral prostaglandin E1). The same dose is delivered every 2 hours until labour onset with a maximum of 8 administrations. Oxytocin can be started at least 4 hours after the last misoprostol administration. Patients will be assigned by random allocation on a 1:1 basis in permuted blocks to either treatment group or control group using a dedicated, password-protected, SSL-encrypted website. To minimize the risk of imbalance between the study groups, the randomization will be stratified by trial site. Primary endpoint: Hierarchical primary endpoint: (1) Proportion of patients vaginally delivered <24h and (2) patient satisfaction using EXIT survey assessed before hospital discharge. Number of patients: 520 ;


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NCT number NCT05568745
Study type Interventional
Source University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Contact Lise LACLAUTRE
Phone +33473754963
Email promo_interne_drci@chu-clermontferrand.fr
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 4
Start date January 18, 2023
Completion date February 2026

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