effect of oral Dydrogesterone on the treatment of preterm labor
- Conditions
- Preterm labor.Preterm labor
- Registration Number
- IRCT20180227038892N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Iran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 60
A total of 60 women aged 18-45 years with a singleton pregnancy of 26-34 weeks, admitted with a diagnosis of preterm labor, are included in the study.
Exclusion criteria include any maternal or fetal conditions that require immediate delivery (including fetal distress; placenta abruption; chorioamnionitis; severe preeclampsia; Patients who have entered the active phase of labor ( cervical dilatation>=4cm); vaginal bleeding; Ruptured of membrane; Uterine distention for example due to multiple pregnancy and polyhydramnios; The presence of any systemic infection; Fever greater than 38 degrees Centigrade; Intrauterine growth restriction; Blood pressure above 140/90 mm Hg; Fetal anomalies; Contraindications to the use of tocolytics, history of any allergy to progesterone and a history of any thromboembolic disease.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Preterm labor. Timepoint: It is checked at the beginning of the study and then 8 hours later. Method of measurement: vaginal examination and cervical asessment.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method