New test may spot preterm birth risk earlier
NCT ID NCT03144141
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested whether recording the electrical activity of the uterus (called an electrohysterogram, or EHG) can help predict preterm birth in pregnant women already showing signs of early labor. Researchers monitored 100 women hospitalized for threatened premature delivery. The goal was to see if EHG patterns could identify those at highest risk, potentially allowing doctors to intervene sooner.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a better way to predict preterm birth early, helping doctors manage at-risk pregnancies more effectively.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study, not a treatment trial. The findings may not lead to a widely used test without further validation in larger, diverse groups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2017
- Finished
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Feb 2019
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients arriving at maternity emergency for threat of premature birth between 26 SA and 35 SA defined by uterine contractions and a cervical modification * Patient affiliated to a social security scheme Exclusion Criteria: * Patient minor, * Associated Obstetric Pathology: Pre-Eclampsia, Premature Rupture of Membranes (RPM) * Patient under tutelage or curatorship or deprived of public law
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Amiens Picardie
Amiens, Picardie, 80054, France
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