Scientists hunt for early warning signs of preterm birth
NCT ID NCT02225717
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to find substances in vaginal fluid that could help doctors predict which pregnant women will go into labor early. Researchers studied 238 women, including those with signs of preterm labor and healthy pregnant women. The goal was to develop a simple test to improve care for threatened preterm delivery.
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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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238 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2014
- Finished
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Apr 2018
- 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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: \- Singleton pregnancy, monitored in Port Royal or secondarily transferred, between 24 and 32 GA. Hospitalization for preterm labor (cervix \< 25 mm at transvaginal cervical ultrasound) or -Singleton pregnancy, monitered in Port Royal between 15-16 weeks of gestation, without complication. or - Singleton pregnancy, monitered in Port Royal between 35-36 weeks of gestation, without complication. or - Healthy woman, no pregnancy. Exclusion Criteria: * Minor * Not affiliated to health insurance * Persons under guardianship or judicial protection * Infection with HIV, Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) or Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) * Diabetes or chronic inflammatory disease * Carrier of B streptococcus * Cervical strapping * Fetus with chromosomal abnormalities * Infections * Premature rupture of membrane
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Maternité Port Royal-Cochin
Paris, 75014, France