303
Participants
Start Date
October 20, 2021
Primary Completion Date
June 20, 2025
Study Completion Date
December 20, 2025
Monitoring the length of the uterine cervix using transvaginal ultrasound
Cervical length is measured with a 7-9 MHz transvaginal probe by trained obstetricians-gynecologists following the same standardized approach (Berghella 2003). Transvaginal CL measurement is largely used in current obstetric practice, and it is considered the 'gold standard' measurement when assessing the uterine cervix. In contrast to transabdominal US, the transvaginal approach is highly reproducible, and measurements are unaffected by maternal obesity, cervical position, and shadowing from fetal parts (Berghella 2003, Hassan 2000, ACOG 2012, Berghella 2012).
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Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, università politecnica delle Marche, Ancona
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Mariarosaria Di Tommaso, Divisione di Ginecologia ed Ostetricia, Dipartimento Assistenziale Integrato Materno Infantile, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence
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Divisione di Ginecolgia ed stetricia, Azienda Ospedaliera Vimercate-Desio presidio di Carate Brianza Giussano, e Università di Milano Bicocca, Milan
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Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Clinica Mangiagalli, Università di Milano, Milan
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Foundation MBBM at San Gerardo Hospital, University of Milan-Bicocca School of Medicine and Surgery, Monza
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Divisione di Ginecologia ed Ostetricia, Dipartimento Materno infantile, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, IRCCS, Reggio Emilia
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
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