Treating Preterm Labor by Nifedipine or Magnesium sulfate
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- preterm labor.Preterm labour without delivery
- Registration Number
- IRCT2013090914603N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice-Chancellor for research affairs
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
gestations 24-37 week ; presence of 4 uterine contractions or more over 30 minutes; cervical changes 0-4 cm; effacement of at least 50%. Exclusions criteria: cervical dilatation >5 cm; medical complications with tocolysis like severe preeclampsia; maternal cardiac or liver diseases.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Prolongation of pregnancy. Timepoint: day of hospitalization until the 7th day. Method of measurement: Physical exam.;Treatment failure(contractions did not subside). Timepoint: day of hospitalization until the 7th day. Method of measurement: Physical exam.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sever side effects(hypotension & flushing). Timepoint: Day of hospitalization until the 7th day. Method of measurement: manometer & observation.