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First received: February 14, 2023

Clinical Trial: Cervical Ripening as an Outpatient Method Using the Foley (COMFORT)

Study Status: Completed

Recruit Status: RECRUITING

Condition: Induction of Labor Affected Fetus / Newborn

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: Cervical Ripening as an Outpatient Method Using the Foley: a Randomized Trial

Brief Summary: A multicenter pragmatic randomized trial of nulliparous women undergoing a term (?37 weeks) induction of labor wherein the provider intends to use a Foley catheter for cervical ripening.The investigators will be comparing outpatient cervical ripening with a Foley catheter to routine inpatient cervical ripening (Foley +/- other method).With this trial, the investigators aim to test our central hypothesis that outpatient Foley will decrease the primary Cesarean Delivery (CD) rate and risk of…

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