Could you go home after starting labor induction? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT07265518
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether low-risk pregnant women can safely go home after starting labor induction with a special balloon catheter, instead of staying in the hospital. About 258 women will be randomly assigned to either go home or stay in the hospital. Researchers will compare how long labor takes, how satisfied mothers are, and if there are any health risks for mothers or babies.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 258 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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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: * Pregnant woman with singleton pregnancy in cephalic presentation * Term ≥ 37SA+0d * Age ≥ 18 years * Affiliated or beneficiary of a social security scheme * No severe maternal/neonatal pathology (severe pre-eclampsia, intra-uterine growth retardation, etc.) * Indication for balloon induction * Bishop score \<6 * Home-hospital distance ≤ 30 minutes' drive * Presence of a family member at the woman's side to help her return home Exclusion Criteria: * Scarred uterus * Fetal heart rhythm abnormalities * Rupture of membranes * Death in utero * Placenta previa or adherent placenta (accreta or percreta) * Maternal respiratory, cardiac, hepatic, renal, digestive or decompensated psychiatric pathology * Anamnios * Patient under guardianship, curatorship and/or safeguard of justice
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHD Vendée
RECRUITINGLa Roche-sur-Yon, vendée, 85000, France
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CHU de Nantes
RECRUITINGNantes, Loire Atlantique, 44093, France
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