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Leave alone or Induce for the Big BabY
ISRCTN ISRCTN98146741
DOI 10.1186/ISRCTN98146741
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
EudraCT number
Public title Leave alone or Induce for the Big BabY
Scientific title
Acronym LIBBY
Serial number at source G0000515
Study hypothesis Does induction of labour for suspected fetal macrosomia confer maternal or fetal benefits?
Lay summary
Ethics approval Not provided at time of registration.
Study design Pilot study for randomised controlled trial
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Suspected fetal macrosomia
Participants - inclusion criteria Not provided at time of registration.
Participants - exclusion criteria Not provided at time of registration.
Anticipated start date 26/07/1999
Anticipated end date 18/02/2003
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants 72 in each group (total = 144)
Interventions Not provided at time of registration.
Primary outcome measure(s) 1. Fetal birth trauma (Erbs palsy or any fracture, or neonatal convulsions or intra-cerebral haemorrhage or need for admission to intensive care
2. Instrumental vaginal delivery
3. Caesarean section
4. Maternal injury
Secondary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration.
Sources of funding Medical Research Council (UK)
Trial website
Publications 2000 pilot results within http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10796221
Contact name Professor  James G  Thornton
  Address Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
The University of Nottingham University Park
  City/town Nottingham
  Zip/Postcode NG7 2RD
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)115 951 5151
  Fax +44 (0)115 951 3666
  Email
Sponsor Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
  Address 20 Park Crescent
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode W1B 1AL
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)20 7636 5422
  Fax +44 (0)20 7436 6179
  Email clinical.trial@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
  Sponsor website: http://www.mrc.ac.uk
Date applied 21/09/2000
Last edited 17/05/2011
Date ISRCTN assigned 21/09/2000
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