Clinical trialNCT01996345TerminatedInterventional

Vaginal Pessary Versus Expectant Management for Placenta Previa

SponsorPediatrixEnrollment17Placenta Previa

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Summary

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The purpose of this study is to perform a large multi-center randomized trial comparing the role of vaginal pessary versus expectant management in women with placenta previa between 22w0d and 32w0d of gestation in prolonging gestation until ≥36 weeks. Secondary outcomes will assess duration of antepartum admission, total blood loss, gestational age at delivery, type of cesarean delivery, and a composite neonatal outcome. The hypothesis is that the use of a vaginal pessary in patients presenting with placenta previa between 22-32 weeks will decrease delivery prior to 36 weeks as compared to expectantly managing these patients.

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Investigators

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Irene Stafford, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Principal Investigator
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Thomas Garite, MD
Obstetrix Medical Group
Principal Investigator
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Sites

10 registered facilities, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

University of South Alabama Medical Center
Mobile, Alabama, United States
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Long Beach, California, United States
Good Samaritan Hospital
San Jose, California, United States
Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Denver, Colorado, United States
Presbyterian/st Luke'S Hospital
Denver, Colorado, United States
Norton Kosair Children'S Hospital
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Tulane - Lakeside Hospital for Women and Children
Metairie, Louisiana, United States
Touro Infirmary
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Baylor/texas Children'S Hospital & Pavilion
Houston, Texas, United States
Swedish Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, United States

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start: 31 Oct 2016
Primary completion: 5 Sept 2018
Completion: 5 Sept 2018
Last update posted: 27 Sept 2018
Registered enrollment: 17
Registry id: NCT01996345

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, via the CTTI AACT database, data as of 24 Aug 2026. Registry facts are shown as registered by the study sponsor; findmyKOL does not interpret them.