# Ritgens Maneuver for the Prevention of Anal Sphincter Tears at Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

> **NCT00652977** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Lund University Hospital** · enrollment: 1623 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Perineal Lacerations

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Ritgens maneuver
- **PROCEDURE:** Standard care (Manual support of the perineum)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00652977
- **Lead sponsor:** Lund University Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 1999-12
- **Primary completion:** 2001-07
- **Final completion:** 2001-07
- **Target enrollment:** 1623 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2008-04-07


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00652977

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00652977, "Ritgens Maneuver for the Prevention of Anal Sphincter Tears at Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-10 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00652977. Licensed CC0.

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