Clinical trials: Labor Induction
Tobacco Use Disorder
Social and Monetary Incentives for Smoking Cessation at Large Employers
The investigators will conduct a cluster randomized controlled trial of several behavioral interventions for smoking cessation among a sample of employees at large workplaces in the Bangkok metropolitan area.
- Trial name
- SMILE (NCT02421224)
- Testing
- Usual Care, Deposits, Small Individual Bonus
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 4,190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Diabetes, Gestational
Outpatient Cervical Ripening With Orally Administered Misoprostol in Diabetics
A. Null Hypothesis: In term pregnancies complicated by diabetes, there is no difference in the time interval from start of induction to delivery when outpatient cervical ripening and labor induction is initiated with orally…
- Trial name
- NCT00514618
- Testing
- Misoprostol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MemorialCare Health System
Tobacco Use Disorder
Working Memory Training Combined With Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Smokers
Smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, and current first-line treatments leave the majority of tobacco dependent individuals unable to quit.
- Trial name
- NCT03337113
- Testing
- Working Memory Training, repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kent State University
Anesthesia, Epidural, Hypotension
Hypotension Prediction Index to Predict Epidural-labor Analgesia Induced Hypotension
The purpose of this pilot trial is to examine the feasibility and ease of use of monitoring by ClearSight in laboring and delivering patients with the intent to compare time-to-treatment of hypotension between conventionally…
- Trial name
- NCT05906368
- Testing
- ClearSight HPI Monitoring system, Standard of Care Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Grace Lim, MD, MS
Premature Rupture of Membranes
FOLCROM Trial: Foley Catheter in Rupture of Membranes
Multicenter randomized clinical trial comparing oxytocin versus oxytocin and foley catheter for induction in women who present with premature rupture of membranes who are not in labor.
- Trial name
- FOLCROM (NCT01973036)
- Testing
- Foley Catheter, Oxytocin
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
Labor Onset and Length Abnormalities, Induced; Birth
Comparison of Misoprostol Ripening Efficacy With Dilapan
The purpose of this study is to find out if Dilapan works as well as Misoprostol for preparing the mouth of the uterus (cervix) for inducing labor in women who need to undergo this procedure.
- Trial name
- COMRED (NCT03670836)
- Testing
- Dilapan, Misoprostol
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 307 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Obesity, Induction of Labor Affected Fetus / Newborn
Antibiotic Prophylaxis to Prevent Obesity-Related Induction Complications in Nulliparae at Term
Obesity increases the risk of pregnancy complications, including among others puerperal infections and cesarean delivery, and risk rises with increasing body mass index (BMI).
- Trial name
- APPOINT (NCT03801252)
- Testing
- Cefazolin, Azithromycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 186 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Pregnancy
A Randomized Comparison of Transcervical Foley Bulb With Vaginal Misoprostol to Vaginal Misoprostol Alone for Induction of Labor
A randomized, prospective trial will be offered to women admitted to the Roosevelt Hospital labor floor for labor induction. The hypothesis is that the simultaneous use of a foley bulb together with vaginal misoprostol will…
- Trial name
- NCT02566005
- Testing
- misoprostol, Foley bulb
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Binge Drinking
Brief Alcohol Intervention for School-to-Work Transitions
This is a 2-year research project to test the efficacy of brief motivational intervention for reducing heavy alcohol use in young adults transitioning out of high school.
- Trial name
- NCT01546025
- Testing
- Brief Motivational Counseling, Relaxation training
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Induction of Labor
Cervical Foley Plus Vaginal Misoprostol for Labor Induction
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of the combination of the supracervical foley bulb and vaginal misoprostol to vaginal misoprostol alone for labor induction.
- Trial name
- NCT01279343
- Testing
- Foley bulb
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 123 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Labor Onset and Length Abnormalities
Effect of Tafoxiparin on Cervical Ripening and Induction of Labor in Term Pregnant Women With an Unripe Cervix
The study is designed as a randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Proof of Concept Study (section A) with a conditional dose finding follow up (Section B) to Evaluate the Efficacy on Cervical ripening…
- Trial name
- NCT04000438
- Testing
- DF01, PL1
- Where
- 7 sites in Finland, Sweden
- Volunteers
- 365 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dilafor AB
Labor Pain, Pregnancy
Neuraxial Versus Systemic Analgesia for Latent Phase Labor Effect on Rate of Operative Delivery
The purpose of this study in nulliparous women undergoing induction of labor is to determine whether initiation of neuraxial analgesia compared to systemic opioid analgesia early in labor (< 4 cm cervical dilation)affects the…
- Trial name
- NCT00380978
- Testing
- combined spinal epidural analgesia, late analgesia (systemic)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,026 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Induction of Labor in Multiparous Women
A Study Comparing Vaginal Misoprostol and Intravenous Oxytocin for Induction of Labor
This study will compare the effectiveness of vaginal misoprostol (Cytotec) and intravenous oxytocin (Pitocin) in multiparous women who present at term for labor induction.
- Trial name
- NCT01634854
- Testing
- Vaginal Misoprostol, Intravenous Oxytocin
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Cervical Ripening, Induction of Labor
Foley Bulb Traction for Cervical Ripening
This study aims to determine what type of traction, weighted bag or inner thigh taping, on foley catheters for cervical ripening results in a greater cervical dilation and shorter length of labor.
- Trial name
- NCT00976703
- Testing
- weighted bag, leg taping
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 197 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Labor; Forced or Induced, Affecting Fetus or Newborn, Pregnancy
A Comparison of Oral Misoprostol and Vaginal Misoprostol for Cervical Ripening and Induction of Labor
The purpose of this study is to study if misoprostol administered orally is at least as effective as misoprostol administered vaginally for cervical ripening and the induction of labor.
- Trial name
- NCT02777190
- Testing
- Misoprostol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Pre-Eclampsia, Pre-Term
Vascular Inflammation and Anti-inflammatory Supplements After Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
Women who had an adverse pregnancy outcome (APO), such as preeclampsia, preterm birth, or gestational diabetes, have a higher risk for heart disease.
- Conditions
- Pre-Eclampsia, Pre-Term, Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Hypertension in Pregnancy
- Trial name
- VIA (NCT04633551)
- Testing
- Anti-inflammatory supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Preterm Labor, Tobacco Use Disorder
Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy
Smoking is the most important modifiable risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes including preterm birth, neonatal death, and maternal complications.
- Trial name
- INFANTS (NCT04417595)
- Testing
- Fish Oil (Containing Omega-3 Acids), Olive Oil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 237 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Cervical Dystocia
Cervical Length and Bishop Score in Preinduction Cervical Assessment Prior to Induction of Labor
Comparison between Sonographic Cervical Length and Bishop Score in Preinduction Cervical Assessment prior to induction of labor as regards induction success.
- Trial name
- NCT02694315
- Testing
- Bishop score, cervical length
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams Maternity Hospital
Intrauterine Fetal Demise, Fetal Death
Mifepristone Induction for Fetal Demise
Methods: Double blinded, randomized controlled trial with 1:1 allocation of mifepristone or placebo at initiation of induction of labor for fetal demise 20 weeks estimated gestational age or greater.
- Trial name
- MIFD (NCT02620904)
- Testing
- Mifepristone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Dexamethasone, Pregnancy
Effect of Dexamethasone on Labor Induction
Pregnant women with a gestational age of 38 weeks and older admitted to Labor Of Kamali Hospital, for termination of pregnancy, by accident and based on the a statistician did coding to identify groups of users of pill A or pill…
- Trial name
- NCT05070468
- Testing
- Dexamethasone 0.5mg
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alborz Medical University