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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre CIHR |
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Information provided by: | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00187369 |
For twin pregnancies at 32-38 weeks gestation, where twin A is head down, does a policy of planned caesarean section (CS) lower the likelihood of death or serious illness, during the first 28 days after birth, compared to a plan for vaginal birth (VB)?
Condition | Intervention |
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Twin Pregnancy |
Procedure: Method of Delivery (CS versus VB) |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety Study |
Official Title: | The Twin Birth Study: A Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing Planned Vaginal Birth to Elective Caesarean Section of Twins More Than or Equal to 32 Weeks Gestation |
Estimated Enrollment: | 2800 |
Study Start Date: | December 2003 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2013 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | December 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
For twin pregnancies of 32-38 weeks gestation, where twin A is presenting cephalic, does a policy of planned CS decrease the likelihood of perinatal or neonatal mortality or serious neonatal morbidity, during the first 28 days after birth, compared to a policy of planned VB?
Ages Eligible for Study: | 15 Years to 45 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contact: Jon F Barrett | 416-351-2533 | jon.barrett@sw.ca |
Contact: Dalah C Mason | 416-351-2533 | tbs@sw.ca |
Canada, Ontario | |
Data Coordinating Centre/SHSC | Recruiting |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1N8 | |
Contact: Dalah C Mason, MPH 416-351-2533 tbs@sw.ca | |
Contact: Trinh Hoac, BSc 416-351-3779 tbs@sw.ca | |
Sub-Investigator: Arthur Zaltz |
Principal Investigator: | Jon F Barrett | SHSC |
Responsible Party: | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre ( Jon Barrett ) |
Study ID Numbers: | MCT-63164, ISRCTN74420086 |
Study First Received: | September 12, 2005 |
Last Updated: | February 6, 2009 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00187369 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | Canada: Canadian Institutes of Health Research |
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