Clinical trials: Labor
Arrest of Dilation in Labor
Oral Misoprostol for Labor Augmentation: A Pilot Study
A phase I, open-label trial to determine a safe dose of oral misoprostol required to augment labor in nulliparous women diagnosed with arrest of dilation.
- Trial name
- NCT00906126
- Testing
- Misoprostol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Pregnancy, Labor
Study to Assess Safety and Efficacy of DF01 in Reducing Prolonged Labor
The study is a Proof-of-concept study to evaluate if DF01 can prevent protracted labor. Time to delivery will be measured from the time of at least 3 cm cervix dilatation and 3 contractions of minimum one minute's duration/10…
- Trial name
- NCT00710242
- Testing
- DF01
- Where
- 18 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 263 people
- Sponsor
- Dilafor AB
Bedrest, Premature Labor
Bed Rest for Threatened Preterm Labor. Pilot Study
The aim of the pilot trial is to assess at what extend women with arrested threatened preterm labor change their activity patterns at home in response to bed rest prescription.
- Trial name
- NCT00873314
- Testing
- Bed rest, Activity restriction
- Where
- Uruguay
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy
Labor, Induced, Cervical Ripening
24-Hour Vaginal Dinoprostone Pessary Versus Gel for Labour Induction
The aim of induction of labour is to initiate labour when maternal and fetal conditions necessitate delivery before the onset of spontaneous contractions.
- Trial name
- NCT00843362
- Testing
- Dinoprostone vaginal pessary, Dinoprostone vaginal gel
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 133 people
- Sponsor
- Università degli Studi di Brescia
Labor Pain
Epidural Analgesia in Different Cervix Diameter and the Rate of Cesarean Delivery
Epidural analgesia in the early stage of labor at cervix < 4.0cm was considered as a risk period for increasing the rate of cesarean delivery.
- Trial name
- EACDRCD (NCT00677274)
- Testing
- Epidural labor analgesia
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 780 people
- Sponsor
- Nanjing Medical University
Labor Pain
Effect of Doula in Nulliparas and Multiparas
Psychological care during labor is considered as an important supplemental procedure for alleviating delivering stress and pain.
- Trial name
- DINAM (NCT00755092)
- Testing
- Doula
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Nanjing Medical University
Third Stage of Labor, Bleeding
The Effect of Guided Imagery on the Third Stage of Labor
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of guided imagery on the third stage of labor. Blood loss from hemorrhage during childbirth, most commonly due to uterine atony, is one of the leading causes of maternal…
- Conditions
- Third Stage of Labor, Bleeding, Guided Imagery, Childbirth
- Trial name
- NCT00826735
- Testing
- Guided imagery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Labor
Evaluation of Laborpro - a New Device for the Assessment of Progress of Labor
A clinical study was conducted to demonstrate the accuracy of the LaborPro System in measuring fetal head station (from the pelvic inlet), cervical dilatation, and fetal head position against manual/digital examination.
- Trial name
- NCT00827229
- Testing
- Labor Monitor
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trig Medical Inc
Labor Pain, Pain Relief
fMRI Measurements on Pain Relief Methods in First Stage Labor Pain
The purposes of this study is to integrate the objective tests into the subjective test, visual analog score (VAS), for evaluation and further understanding of relieving labor pain by TENS application on acupuncture points in the…
- Conditions
- Labor Pain, Pain Relief, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Trial name
- TENS (NCT00768014)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Labor Pain
Does Having a Spouse Present During Epidural Analgesia Affect Stress Levels in the Parturient and Her Spouse?
It is unclear the effect of a spouse's presence on the partureint's and the spouse's stress level during the performance of epidural analgesia during labor.
- Trial name
- NCT00763126
- Testing
- stress level
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Rabin Medical Center
Labour Pain
Testing the Efficiency of a Device Meant to Relieve Labour Pain
The suggested research is aimed to test the effectiveness of an external mechanical device to be applied and used by the parturient herself in pain relieving during labour .
- Trial name
- NCT00426725
- Testing
- EasyLabour
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ACU Medical Technologies Ltd
Labor
Efficacy and Safety Study of Titrated Oral Misoprostol Solution for Labor Augmentation
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of titrated oral misoprostol solution with intravenous oxytocin for labor augmentation in women without adequate uterine contractions.
- Trial name
- NCT00695331
- Testing
- Misoprostol, Oxytocin
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 143 people
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Pregnancy, Induction of Labor
Transcervical Foley Catheter With or Without Oxytocin for Induction of Labor
The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the possible benefit of concurrent IV Oxytocin infusion with trans cervical Foley catheter for pre-induction cervical ripening.
- Trial name
- NCT00684606
- Testing
- Oxytocin IV
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Obstetrics, Labor
Clinical Evaluation of New Computerized Labor Monitoring System
The study is an open label feasibility study. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the ease of use of the Cervical ITR in terms of duration of attachment and number of detachments.
- Trial name
- CLM (NCT00496899)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Barnev Ltd
Induction of Labor, Cesarean
A Prospective Comparative Study of Induction of Labor With a Cervical Ripening Double Balloon vs Foley Catheter
Hypothesis: The induction of labor in patients with unfavorable Bishop score is a challenging obstetrical process, and may be influenced or complicated by the cervical ripening method used.
- Conditions
- Induction of Labor, Cesarean, Endometritis
- Trial name
- NCT00501033
- Testing
- Mechanical induction of labor, Double Balloon, Foley Catheter
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western Galilee Hospital-Nahariya
Delivery, Obstetric, Cesarean Section
Atelectasis During Delivery - Comparing Cesarian (c) -Section and Labor
Pregnancy promotes respiratory system's restrictive component. This study observes the generation of atelectasis during labor.
- Conditions
- Delivery, Obstetric, Cesarean Section, Labor, Respiration Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00665405
- Testing
- CT scan
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Second Stage of Labor
Searching for the Perfect Oil to Protect the Perineum: A Randomized-Controlled, Double-Blind Trial
In this study we intend to randomly assign each parturient one of two commonly used oils to be applied during the second stage of labor, one of them containing vitamin E.
- Trial name
- NCT00662974
- Testing
- perineal massage with Wheat Germ Oil during the second stage of labor, perineal massage with almond oil during the second stage of labor
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Soroka University Medical Center
Labour Pain
Combined Spinal-Epidural Versus Traditional Labor Epidural
The purpose of this study to compare the use of spinal-epidural versus traditional labor epidural on maternal and fetal effects.
- Trial name
- NCT00151346
- Testing
- Bupivacaine and Fentanyl (for CSE), Bupivacaine and Fentanyl (for traditional epidural)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Labor, Induced
A Randomized, Control Trial for Preinduction Cervical Ripening
The goal of this study is to compare the vaginal delivery rates in women undergoing induction of labor with an unripe cervix between oxytocin induction alone and preinduction cervical ripening with prostaglandin El (misoprostol).
- Trial name
- NCT00393731
- Testing
- Misoprostol, oxytocin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 540 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Cervical Ripening, Labor, Induced
A Randomized Study on Comparing the Efficacy of Foley Catheter and Extraamniotic Saline Infusion for Labor Induction
Our purpose was to compare the efficacy and safety of Foley catheter with oxytocin and extraamniotic saline infusion with oxytocin for induction of labor requiring cervical ripening.
- Trial name
- NCT00366951
- Testing
- Foley catheter only, Extraamniotic saline infusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center