# Cervical Ripening for Obese Women: A Randomized, Comparative Effectiveness Trial

> **NCT02639429** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston** · enrollment: 236 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Obesity
- Labor Induction
- Cesarean Delivery

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Vaginal Misoprostol
- **DEVICE:** Foley Balloon + Vaginal Misoprostol

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02639429
- **Lead sponsor:** The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2016-01
- **Primary completion:** 2018-06-24
- **Final completion:** 2018-06-24
- **Target enrollment:** 236 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2019-08-26


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02639429

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02639429, "Cervical Ripening for Obese Women: A Randomized, Comparative Effectiveness Trial". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02639429. Licensed CC0.

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