Induction of labour at term pregnancy
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Term pregnant women
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2015/04/005711
- Lead Sponsor
- Safdarjung Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
Only primiparous women with a live singleton pregnancy, period of gestation >37 weeks with obstetric or medical indications for induction, unfavourable cervix (Bishop score <= 6), cephalic presentation, reactive foetal heart rate pattern and intact membranes.
Exclusion Criteria
Previous uterine incision, allergy to prostaglandin administration, uterine contractions >= 3 in 10 minutes, maternal cardiac, asthma, renal, or hepatic disease, patients on magnesium sulphate therapy, patients with fetal growth restriction, oligohydramnios, leaking or bleeding per vaginum.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Interval from the first dose of misoprostol (induction) to vaginal delivery & the percentage of women delivering infants vaginally within 24 hours of induction.Timepoint: At the time of first dose
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Misoprostol and oxytocin requirement, mode of delivery, labour complications like tachysystole, hyperstimulation, nonreassuring fetal heart rate (FHR), neonatal outcome including Apgar Score, nursery admission and acceptability of oral and vaginal route.Timepoint: At the time of first dose