New protocol may boost vaginal birth success after two C-Sections
NCT ID NCT07258459
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a new training program for doctors and a different way of counseling women can increase the number of women who safely have a vaginal birth after having two previous C-sections. Researchers will compare outcomes for about 2,000 women who gave birth in Pescara, Italy, before and after the new protocol started in 2021. The goal is to see if the training leads to more successful vaginal births and fewer complications for mothers and babies.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 2,016 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2016
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
pregnant women attending birth in Santo Spirito Hospital Pescara (Italy) from 01-01-2016 to 31-12-2025
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * pregnant women * pregnancy above 34 weeks' gestation * cephalic presentation of the fetus * singleton and twins * diamniotic twins * 2 previous CS * more than 18 months from last CS * no other indication to CS Exclusion Criteria: * pregnancy below 34 weeks' gestation * breech baby * triplets or high order multiple pregnancies * more than 2 previous CS * less than 18 months from last CS * precence of other indications to CS (i.e. maternal diseases, placenta previa, etc.)
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Conditions
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Claudio Celentano
RECRUITINGPescara, PE, 65100, Italy
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Santo Spirito Hospital
RECRUITINGPescara, PE, 65123, Italy
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