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A Comparative investigation of the effect of oral castor oil capsules and evening primrose oil before induction on Bishop's score, the success of induction, and some outcomes of labor

Phase 3
Conditions
ornal vaginal delivery.
Registration Number
IRCT20190717044248N3
Lead Sponsor
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria

Willingness for participant in the study
Willingness to normal vaginal delivery
Mother age between 18-35 years
?Normal amniotic cyst
Normal ECG of fetus
No labor contraction
Low risk pregnancy
Single-fetus
Cephalic presentation based on the latest ultrasound results
Bishop score less than 6
Iranian race

Exclusion Criteria

Contraindications of Gelax consumption
Sensitivity to Gelax capsules
known history of psychological illness
Delivery complications such as polyhydramnios, oligohydramnios, preeclampsia, eclampsia, vaginal bleeding
History of having confirmed psychological disorders
The need for emergency intervention for maternal or fetal reasons before induction
Birth weight less than 2500 and above 4000 grams
Having labor contractions

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The mean of Bishop's score. Timepoint: Determination of Bishop score before induction, two and four hours after induction. Method of measurement: The Bishop score table, which has five criteria including dilatation, effacement, fetal head station, softness, and position of the cervix during a vaginal examination. for scoring each of the first three criteria, take a score of 3-0, and each of the next two criteria, take a score of 2. -0.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The duration of the first stage of labor. Timepoint: From the onset of the active phase of labor to the complete opening of the cervix (measurements were taken every hour). Method of measurement: Use checklist (written in the checklist every hour).
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