Clinical trials: Prolonged Labor
Birth; Prolonged
Acceptability Assessment of an Optimized Birthing Position
This qualitative study evaluates the acceptability of positioning pregnant women in labour in an optimized position, which consists in the hyperflexion of the legs and the loss of the lumbar lordosis.
- Trial name
- NCT04056793
- Testing
- Optimized birthing position
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Prolonged Labour
Can Ultrasound Predict Labor Outcome in Operative Vaginal Deliveries?
To assess whether ultrasound methods can predict outcome of operative vaginal deliveries in nulliparous women at term with singleton pregnancies and prolonged second stage of labor.
- Trial name
- NCT01878591
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 223 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helse Stavanger HF
Prolonged Apnea, Prolonged Bradycardia
DTaP and Apnea/Bradycardia in Preterm Infants
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between receipt of DTaP and the occurrence of prolonged episodes of apnea and bradycardia in preterm infants, while employing a random control study design and an objective…
- Trial name
- PIA (NCT00482781)
- Testing
- Infanrix, Pediatrix
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 191 people
- Sponsor
- American SIDS Institute
Enteral Nutrition, Born Very Premature
Prolonged Minimal Enteral Nutrition Versus Slowly Advancing Enteral Nutrition in Very Low Birth Weight Infants:
Recent studies showed the benefits of early initiation and advancement enteral feeds with daily increments in preterm infants on decreasing invasive infections and early achievement of full enteral feedings.
- Conditions
- Enteral Nutrition, Born Very Premature, Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
- Trial name
- NCT02913677
- Testing
- nutrition
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 199 people
- Sponsor
- Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Research and Education Hospital
Preterm Birth
Repercussions of Respiratory Physiotherapy in Preterm Infants Under Mechanical Ventilation
Respiratory diseases are a major morbidity and mortality causes of neonatal requiring mechanical ventilation, especially in newborn preterm infants (PN), thus respiratory therapy becomes increasingly necessary in order to…
- Trial name
- preterm (NCT03159039)
- Testing
- Conventional Physiotherapy, Prolonged slow exhalation technique
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Cidade de Sao Paulo
Labor Stage, First, Prolonged Labor
Maternal Maneuvers During Prolonged Labor
This pilot, randomized control trial will test whether or not a specific circuit of position changes improves maternal outcomes in cases of prolonged labor.
- Trial name
- CIRCUIT (NCT06636149)
- Testing
- Circuit of maternal position changes during labor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Pregnancy, Prolonged
Effects of Sleep, Fatigue, and Timing of Post-dates Inductions Among Nulliparas
This randomized clinical trial will examine if there are any differences between post-dates inductions (inductions after 40 weeks of pregnancy) begun in the morning compared to the evening for first-time mothers.
- Trial name
- NCT01542151
- Testing
- Time of labor induction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Prolonged Labor
Bishop Score, Cervical Length and Multiple Proteins in Cervicovaginal Fluid at 40 Weeks to Predict Onset of Labor
The purpose of this study is to compare Bishop score, sonographic cervical length and multiple proteins in cervicovaginal fluid at 40 weeks gestation to predict time to spontaneous labor and mode of delivery.
- Trial name
- NCT01402310
- Testing
- Ultrasound and digital cervical examination
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Prolonged First Stage Labor - Prevention
Best Partograph Action Line to Prevent Prolonged Labour
Objective: To compare active labour outcomes in nulliparous women at term supervised with a partograph with the action line placed at either 2 hours or 4 hours and to determine whether the 2-hour action line placement is better…
- Trial name
- Partograph (NCT02911272)
- Testing
- 2-hour action line on WHO modified partograph, Oxytocin, Forewater amniotomy
- Volunteers
- 640 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Benin
Labor Onset and Length Abnormalities, Prolonged Labor
Quantifying the Impact of the Peanut Ball on the Duration of the Active Stage of Labor
Prolonged labor is associated with adverse maternal and fetal outcomes including infection, postpartum hemorrhage and increased NICU admission. One of the most common indications for cesarean section in the US is prolonged labor.
- Conditions
- Labor Onset and Length Abnormalities, Prolonged Labor, Labor Long, Labor; Poor
- Trial name
- NCT05489315
- Testing
- Positioning with peanut ball, Traditional positioning
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tennessee
Labor Stage, Second
The Effect of Ultrasound Guided Visual Biofeedback Performed by Midwifes on the Duration of the Active Second Stage of Labor
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate whether using of coached sonographic pushing will decrease the length of the second stage of labor and the rate of operative deliveries.
- Trial name
- NCT06857552
- Testing
- Visual biofeedback using transperineal ultrasound (TPUS)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 324 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaplan Medical Center
Pregnancy, Prolonged
Propranolol Rescue of Prolonged Labor
A double-blind placebo controlled randomized trial comparing cesarean delivery rates in women given IV propranolol versus placebo for treatment of prolonged labor.
- Trial name
- PROPEL (NCT04299438)
- Testing
- Propranolol Hydrochloride, Saline
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 164 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lisa Levine
Premature Birth, Respiration Failure
Predictors of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation in Preterm Infants
This prospective cohort study aims to identify the independent predictors of prolonged mechanical ventilation in preterm infants admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Assiut University Children Hospital.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Respiration Failure, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Trial name
- NCT07821632
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Prolonged Second Stage of Labor
Evaluation of Maternal Feedback to Shorten Pushing Efforts During Labor
This study will assess the ability for continuous electronic feedback to reduce the length of second stage labor and improve maternal and fetal outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT02648867
- Testing
- Continuous Maternal Feedback
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinical Innovations, LLC
Labor Long
Assessment of the Effectiveness of Continuous Labour Support by a Trained Companion of Choice on Events of Labor and Maternal Satisfaction in the Bugisu Sub Region, Uganda
A randomized control trial employing a cross sectional stepped wedge design. Women with anticipated vaginal delivery, receiving usual care for the control group while women receiving usual care plus support from a trained…
- Trial name
- NCT04771325
- Testing
- Support from a trained companion
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 535 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Birth Outcome, Adverse, Labor Long
How Long Can Labor Last? Person Centred Care During Labor to Increase Safety for Women and Newborn
"How long will my labor last" is a very common question for midwives who care for women during birth. To evaluate safe labor duration largely determines management and care during birth.
- Conditions
- Birth Outcome, Adverse, Labor Long, Labor Complication, Maternal Injury
- Trial name
- NCT06420453
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 300,000 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Sepsis, PROM, Preterm (Pregnancy)
Selective Antibiotics When Symptoms Develop Versus Universal Antibiotics for Preterm Neonates
Preterm infants are born at less than 37 weeks of pregnancy. Sometimes a break or tear in the fluid filled bag that surrounds and protects the infant during pregnancy leads to an untimely birth.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, PROM, Preterm (Pregnancy), Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis, Preterm Premature Rupture of Membrane
- Trial name
- SAUNA (NCT06377397)
- Testing
- Antibiotics
- Where
- 9 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Indian Council of Medical Research
Obstetric and Perinatal Complications, Postpartum Hemorrhage
A Skills and Drills Intervention for Emergency Obstetrics and Neonatal Care at First Referral Units of North Karnataka
To evaluate the effectiveness of a First Referral Unit (FRU) Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC) skills and drills intervention, to estimate the appropriateness and effectiveness of referrals in intervention arm compared…
- Conditions
- Obstetric and Perinatal Complications, Postpartum Hemorrhage, Preeclampsia/Eclampsia, Obstructed/Prolonged Labor
- Trial name
- NCT01865656
- Testing
- Skills training, Emergency obstetric drills, Revised Case Sheets
- Volunteers
- 15,018 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Prolonged Labor
Electronic Partograph: A Way of Improving Partograph Use During Labour Monitoring Process in Selected District Hospitals in Bangladesh
Background (brief): 1. Burden: Abnormal prolonged labour and its effects are important contributors to maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity worldwide.
- Trial name
- NCT03509103
- Testing
- Electronic Partograph
- Volunteers
- 1,012 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Lung Diseases, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Prolonged Outcomes After Nitric Oxide (PrONOx)
The purpose of this study is to look at the long term consequences of prematurity in infants treated with inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) while in the neonatal intensive care unit.
- Conditions
- Lung Diseases, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Premature Birth, Developmental Disabilities
- Trial name
- NCT00234247
- Testing
- Long Term Follow-Up
- Volunteers
- 652 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh