Continued versus discontinued oxytocin stimulation of labour in a double-blind randomised controlled trial

Completed

• Conditions: artificially stimulating childbirth; Induction of labour; 10010273

• Registration Number: NL-OMON47801
• Lead Sponsor: Randers Regional Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 23 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Women with a singleton pregnancy with a gestational age of more than 37 weeks, a fetus in the
cephalic position, induced with intravenous oxytocin in the active phase of labour are eligible for the trial

Exclusion Criteria

1. <18 years
2. Unable to read and understand the patient information or/and unable to give informed consent.
3. Non-cephalic presentation
4. Multiple gestation
5. Abnormal fetal heart rate pattern (cardiotocogram, CTG) before Syntocinon® initiation
6. Fetal weight estimation > 4500 g (clinical or ultrasonic)
7. Gestational age less than 37 completed weeks

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Delivery by caesarean section </p><br>