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Effects of Systematic Cervical Exam Training on Labor and Delivery Care

Wake Forest University Health Sciences · NCT04421768

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Any age listed · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
1125
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
July 23, 2020
Record last updated
June 17, 2026

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What the study is about

All physicians, nurses, and nurse midwives working on Labor and Delivery will be required to complete cervical exam simulation training. Data before and after institution of the training will be compared to determine if the training leads to less cervical exams during labor and increases consistency between examiners

Being studied: cervical exam training

Conditions: Delivery Problem; Cervix; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Related

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Healthcare providers

  • physicians, midwives, and labor and delivery nurses working on the Labor and Delivery unit within the Wake Forest Baptist Birth Center

Patients

  • any pregnant women receiving care on the Labor and Delivery unit of Wake Forest Baptist Birth Center

Exclusion Criteria

Healthcare providers

  • none

Patients

  • placenta previa
  • vasa previa
  • any other contraindication to cervical exam

Recruiting US locations

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    Winston-Salem, NC 27157

    Site contact: Joshua F Nitsche, MD · Joshua.Nitsche@advocatehealth.org

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Joshua F Nitsche, MD · 336.716.6893 · Joshua.Nitsche@advocatehealth.org
  • Devin M Fariss · 336.716.4594 · Devin.Fariss@Advocatehealth.org
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