Comparison of the Mean Duration of 3rd Stage of Labour Between Intraumbilical and Intravenous Oxytocin
- Conditions
- Labor
- Interventions
- Drug: Intraumbilical oxytocin
- Registration Number
- NCT07053930
- Lead Sponsor
- RESnTEC, Institute of Research
- Brief Summary
There is always a debate for choosing the best method for management of the third stage of labour (TSL) in the general practice for reducing the duration of TSL. Although intravenous oxytocin is more extensively used in general practice for managing TSL than intraumbilical, it still needs to be properly investigated among local populations and in local settings.
- Detailed Description
The findings of this study could identify the better route of oxytocin injection that could guide clinicians and health providers to opt for the better route in their routine practice for the management of TSL in order to reduce the morbidity and mortality of the patients, especially for developing countries like Pakistan, where most of the deliveries are conducted at peripheral or rural centers by a nurse, midwife, or a trained dai.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 100
- Females aged 18-40 years
- With spontaneous vaginal delivery
- Singleton pregnancy
- Gestational age >37 weeks
- Parity l-5
- Any gravidity
- Females with intrauterine fetal death
- Malpresentation
- Multiple pregnancy
- Polyhydramnios
- Premature rupture of membranes
- Medical disorders and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Intraumbilical oxytocin group Intraumbilical oxytocin Patients were given 10 U of intraumbilical oxytocin, diluted in 10 mL of normal saline. Intravenous oxytocin group Intravenous oxytocin Patients received 20 U of intravenous oxytocin diluted in 500 mL of normal saline.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration of the third stage labour 30 minutes The duration of the third stage labour was measured from the completed delivery of the newborn until the completed delivery of the placenta.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Sadiq Abbasi Hospital
🇵🇰Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
Sadiq Abbasi Hospital🇵🇰Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan