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Effect of oral evening primrose capsules on ripening of the cervix and progress of delivery

Phase 3
Conditions
Ripening of the cervix and progress of labor.
Registration Number
IRCT20200316046795N1
Lead Sponsor
Sanandaj University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
112
Inclusion Criteria

Willingness to participate in the study
Being primiparous
Literacy for reading and writing
Age 18 to 35 years old
Term pregnancy age (gestational age 39 weeks to 39 weeks and 6 days) based on first trimester ultrasound
Single-pregnancy whit cephalic presentation
live fetus
Having a normal pelvis with a gynecologist's diagnosis
The estimated weight of the fetus is between 4000-2500 grams
Bishop score lower than or equal to 4
Intact membranes
Healthy pregnant women (without known disease, surgery or pregnancy complications such as placental abruption, placenta previa or vasoprevia , preeclampsia or no fetal anomaly)
No ban on the use of evening primrose oil (hemorrhagic disorders, consuming anticoagulants, individuals with a history of schizophrenia, epilepsy and consumer phenothiazine)
No structural cervical anomalies
Height above 150 cm
Lack of alcohol and opioids
Avoid using laxatives and any herbal medication prior to study

Exclusion Criteria

Mother's unwillingness to continue cooperation in the research
Consumption of less than two capsules per day (problems with checklist of oral capsules)
Use of epidural anesthesia
Cesarean delivery

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
abor progress. Timepoint: Registration of vaginal examinations at the beginning of the study and then in the active phase of the first stage of labor will be done every 2 hours and in the second stage of labor every 30 minutes. The registration of uterine contractions and fetal heart rate at the beginning of the study will be once every 30 minutes in the active phase of the first stage of labor and once every 15 minutes in the second stage of labor. Method of measurement: The third part of the questionnaire (delivery details).;Ripening of the cervix. Timepoint: Bishop score is recorded at the beginning of the study and then, if there are no labor symptoms, the Bishop score is measured again after one week. Method of measurement: The second part of the questionnaire:Midwifery Specifications (Bishap Score).
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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