The Effect of Dates and Castor Oil on the Initiation of Spontaneous Labor in Primigravida Parturients

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Effect of Dates and Castor Oil on Spontaneous Labor
• Interventions: Dietary Supplement: Dates; Dietary Supplement: Castor oil

• Registration Number: NCT05013151
• Lead Sponsor: Carmel Medical Center

Brief Summary

Finding a natural and efficient method to improve the chance of entering spontaneous labor beyond 39 weeks of gestation will address both the medical necessity and the will of many parturients to avoid medical interventions.

In this study we aim to evaluate the effect of dates and castor oil on the initiation of spontaneous labor in primigravida parturients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2021-08
• Study First Submitted: 2021-08-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-08-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-08-18
• Study First Posted: 2021-08-19
• Last Update Posted: 2021-08-19
• Study Start: 2021-08-24
• Primary Completion: 2022-01-30
• Study Completion: 2022-02-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 450

Inclusion Criteria

• Pregnant women who come to the obstetrical emergency department for normal check up between 39+4 and 40+2 weeks of gestation
• Primipara
• Bishop cervical score below 5
• Low risk pregnancy
• Singleton pregnancy
• Vertex presentation
• Women who haven't consumed dates over once a week in month prior the checkup and haven't consumed castor oil prior to enrollment.

Exclusion Criteria

• Any medical indication for labor induction
• Regular contractions
• Premature rupture of membranes
• Women who consumed dates over once a week in month prior the checkup or consumed castor oil prior to enrollment.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Date consumption	Dates	Consumption of 6 dates a day until 41 weeks of gestation
Castor oil consumption	Castor oil	One time consumption of 60 CC of Castor oil

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rates of spontaneous entry into labor	2 weeks after enrollment	Rate of women who will enter labor spontaneously without intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cervical ripening- Bishop score	2 weeks after enrollment	Change of cervical ripening status after intervention

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Carmel Medical Center; 🇮🇱 Haifa, Israel