Evaluation of two treatment strategies for the prevention of preterm birth in women identified as at risk by ultrasound (PESAPRO Trial): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Cabrera García, Lourdes ^a   Cruz Melguizo, Sara ^a   Ruiz Antorán, Belén ^a   Torres, Ferrán ^b   Velasco, Ana ^a   Martínez Payo, Cristina ^a   Avendaño Solá, Cristina ^a   Melguizo, Sara Cruz ^a   Cordero, Estefanía ^c   Burgos, Begoña Adiego ^d   Guisasola, Javier Martínez ^e   Cortés, Luis Martínez ^f   González, Celso García ^g   Segura, Gonzalo Quesada ^h   Abarca, Leopoldo ⁱ   Savirón, Ricardo ^j   Carbajo, Esther Pérez ^k   Rodríguez León, José Alberto ^l   Bartha, José Luis ^m   Teulón, María ⁿ   Nogales, Rosa ^o   Rodriguez ^p   Alonso, Gregoria ^q   Colomo, Cristina Álvarez ^r   Anaya Baz, Mángeles ^s   Davó, Daniel Abehsera ^t   Cancelo, Maria Jesús ^u   De Teran, Elisa Maria Díaz ^v   Mateu Pruñunosa, Joan Carles ^w   Gálvez, Gloria ^x   Torre, Antoniodela ^y   Marqueta Sánchez, José Manuel ^z   Bermejo, Rosa ^aa   Artola, Arantza Lekuona ^ab   Rodríguez, Eduardo Cabrillo ^ac   deDios, Emilia ^ad   more..

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PRÍNCIPE DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN ALCORCÓN   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE BURGOS   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GETAFE   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL DE LEÓN   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO RÍO HORTEGA   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^j HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^k HOSPITAL INFANTA ELENA   (Spain)

^l HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO INFANTA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^m HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

ⁿ HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE FUENLABRADA   (Spain)

^o HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^p INSTITUT UNIVERSITARI DEXEUS   (Spain)

^q HOSPITAL SEVERO OCHOA   (Spain)

^r HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^s HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CIUDAD REAL   (Spain)

^t HOSPITAL QUIRÓN   (Spain)

^u HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GUADALAJARA   (Spain)

^v Hospital Sanitas La Zarzuela   (Spain)

^w Hospital d Igualada   (Spain)

^x Hospital Universitario Madrid Montepríncipe   (Spain)

^y HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^z Hospital Palamos (ComarcalBaixEmporda)   (Spain)

^aa HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SAN JUAN   (Spain)

^ab HOSPITAL DONOSTIA   (Spain)

^ac Hospital Sanitas La Moraleja   (Spain)

^ad HOSPITAL DE MÓSTOLES   (Spain)

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Author keywords

cervical pessary; premature birth; prevention; short cervix; vaginal progesterone

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE; GESTAGEN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DEVICE SAFETY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA PESSARY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG EFFECTS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; CERVIX UTERI; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PESSARIES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84942083053     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-015-0964-y     Document Type: Article

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