Oxytocin augmentation vs conservative management for primary dysfunctional labour in nulliparous women: a randomised, controlled trial.
Completed
- Conditions
- Pregnancy and childbirth: ChildbirthPregnancy and ChildbirthChildbirth
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN78205641
- Lead Sponsor
- Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 412
Inclusion Criteria
Women in spontaneous labour in their first pregnancy at term (37-42 weeks). There must be a singleton vertex presentation with no significant antenatal or intrapartum problems.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method A scientific evaluation of a widely introduced but as yet unproven labour intervention. It will look at the health gain in terms of any subsequent psychological dysfunction. The effects of the different interventions on the Caesarean Section Rates is another primary outcome measure. Any reduction in the Caesarean Section Rate is likely to have economic benefit to the NHS in terms of cost reduction.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ot provided at time of registration