A randomized controlled trial of Dilapan-S vs Foley balloon for preinduction cervical ripening (DILAFOL trial)

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OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to test the hypothesis that Dilapan-S is not inferior to the Foley balloon for preinduction cervical ripening at term.

STUDY DESIGN: Pregnant women ≥37 weeks scheduled for induction with unfavorable cervix (≤3 cm dilated and ≤60% effaced) were randomly assigned to 12 hours of either Foley balloon inflated with 60 mL saline or Dilapan-S for cervical ripening. If the cervix remained unfavorable, then 1 more round of the assigned dilator was used. Management following ripening was left up to the clinical providers. The primary outcome was vaginal delivery. A satisfaction survey was also obtained after the preinduction period. Sample size was based on a noninferiority margin of 10%, 90% power, and an estimated frequency of vaginal delivery of 71% in Foley balloon and 76% in Dilapan-S.

RESULTS: From November 2016 through February 2018, 419 women were randomized (209 to Foley balloon; 210 to Dilapan-S). In the intent-to-treat analysis, vaginal delivery was more common in Dilapan-S vs Foley balloon (81.3% vs 76.1%), with an absolute difference with respect to the Foley balloon of 5.2% (95% confidence interval, -2.7% to 13.0%) indicating noninferiority for the prespecified margin. The difference was not large enough to show superiority. Noninferiority was confirmed in the per-protocol population (n = 204 in the Foley balloon, n = 188 in Dilapan-S), supporting the robustness of the results. Secondary outcomes were not different between groups, except for a longer time the device remained in place in Dilapan-S compared with the Foley balloon. Maternal and neonatal adverse events were not significantly different between groups. A priori interaction analyses showed no difference in the effect on vaginal delivery by cervical dilation at randomization, parity, or body mass index >30 kg/m2. Patients with Dilapan-S were more satisfied than patients with the Foley balloon as far as sleep (P = .01), relaxing time (P = .001), and performance of desired daily activities (P = .001).

CONCLUSION: Dilapan-S is not inferior to the Foley balloon for preinduction cervical ripening at term. Advantages of Dilapan-S over Foley include Food and Drug Administration approval, safe profile, no protrusion from the introitus, no need to keep under tension, and better patient satisfaction.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:220

Enthalten in:

American journal of obstetrics and gynecology - 220(2019), 3 vom: 01. März, Seite 275.e1-275.e9

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Saad, Antonio F [VerfasserIn]
Villarreal, Josephine [VerfasserIn]
Eid, Joe [VerfasserIn]
Spencer, Nicholas [VerfasserIn]
Ellis, Viviana [VerfasserIn]
Hankins, Gary D [VerfasserIn]
Saade, George R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

123535-69-3
Cervical ripening
Comparative Study
Dilapan
Dilapan-S
Induction
Journal Article
Labor
Mechanical
Polymers
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 19.11.2019

Date Revised 10.12.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ajog.2019.01.008

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM29415597X