Stretching of the cervix to shorten the duration of labour.
Phase 3
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Low risk pregnant women in labour.
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2014/08/004899
- Lead Sponsor
- Fluid Research Grant CMC Vellore
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 196
Inclusion Criteria
Primigravida/ multigravida
Term patients (37 â?? 41 weeks)
Low risk pregnancy
Vertex presentation
Membranes absent
Cervical dilatation 4 â?? 6 cm
Exclusion Criteria
High risk pregnancy
Preterm gestation
Non vertex presentation
Non reassuring Cardiotocogram
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Shortened duration of active phase of labour (intervention to delivery interval)Timepoint: 1 to 2 hours
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cervical tears causing post partum hemorrhageTimepoint: NA;Pain score â?? Likert scoreTimepoint: NA;Patient satisfactionTimepoint: NA;Total dose of oxytocinTimepoint: NA;Uterine tachysystole causing fetal distressTimepoint: NA