Evaluation of Saffron capsule on cervical ripening.
- Conditions
- cervical ripening.Primary inadequate contractions
- Registration Number
- IRCT201603243860N24
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice Chancellor for research of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 100
primiparous woman; age between 18 to 35 years; gestational age of 40 weeks or more; singleton pregnancy with cephalic presentation; not starting uterine contraction; Bishop score less than or equal 4; intact amniotic sac; normal pattern of fetal heart rate; reactive non-stress test; fetal weight between 2500 to 4000; low-risk pregnancy (without known surgical diseases and internal disease or pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia, placental abruption, previa and the absence of known fetal problems); avoiding the use of herbal medicines, chemical or traditional methods for induction of labor in 36 hours before treatment; lack of sex from 24 hours before the beginning till end of the study.
Exclusion criteria: Use of oral Saffron; cephalo-pelvic disproportion; using uterine stimulant drugs during the study, such as castor oil; obstetric emergency cases.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cervical ripeningat. Timepoint: Before the intervention, three days later. Method of measurement: Bishop score table.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mode of delivery. Timepoint: After intervention. Method of measurement: observation.;Duration and frequency of uterine contractions per hour. Timepoint: During 3 days after starting intervention. Method of measurement: Observation and physical exam.;Duration of the first stage of labor (in minutes). Timepoint: After finishing the first stage of labor. Method of measurement: Patient record.;Duration of the second stage of labor (in minutes). Timepoint: After finishing the second stage of labor. Method of measurement: Observation and physical exam.;Duration of the third stage of labor (in minutes). Timepoint: After finishing the third stage of labor. Method of measurement: Observation and physical exam.