Post Term Pregnancy - Induction of Labor or Monitoring of Pregnancy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Perinatal Morbidity
• Interventions: Drug: induction of labor

• Registration Number: NCT00385229
• Lead Sponsor: St. Olavs Hospital

Brief Summary

Post term pregnancy is a risk pregnancy. Aim of the study was to investigate whether induction of labor at gestational age 289(41 weeks+2 days) reduces neonatal morbidity compared to expectant management. Secondary aims was to assess the effect on mode of delivery and maternal complications, as well as assess women's views and experiences.

Our 0-hypothesis was that induction of labor at gestational age 41+2 did not result in better outcome of pregnancy, measured as perinatal morbidity.

Following inclusion, women were randomly allocated to induction of labor or to monitoring of pregnancy every third day until delivery

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2002-09
• Primary Completion: 2003-12
• Study Completion: 2004-07
• Study First Submitted: 2006-10-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-10-06
• Study First Posted: 2006-10-09
• Status Verified: 2011-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-11-03
• Last Update Posted: 2011-11-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 508

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Induction	induction of labor	induction of labor at gestational age 289(41 weeks+2 days)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Neonatal morbidity	peri- en postnatal

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Maternal complications	peri- and postnatal
Mode of delivery	at birth
women's view	postpartum
Women's experiences	perinatal
Hormone levels	perinatal

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Obstetrics, St.Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital; 🇳🇴 Trondheim, Norway