Clinical trials: Labour
Labor Pain
The Effect of Music Therapy on Labour Pain, Anxiety, and Analgesia
Labour pain is the result of complex and subjective interactions of multiple physiologic and psychosocial factors on a woman's interpretation of labour stimuli.
- Trial name
- NCT05149677
- Testing
- Music therapy
- Where
- Jamaica
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of The West Indies
Midwifery, Pregnancy
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation During Labor.
This study evaluates the effectiveness of the Transcutaneus Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS) during the labour. TENS is a low frequency electrotherapy technique, analgesic type, generally used in musculoskeletal pathology.
- Trial name
- NCT03137251
- Testing
- TENS 1, TENS 2
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Preterm Labor With Preterm Delivery
Comparative Study Between Nicorandil and Nifedipine for the Treatment of Preterm Labour
Nicorandil (potassium channel activator) is claimed to be as effective as Nifedipine (calcium channel blocker) for tocolysis in preterm labour aim of the study: To assess the efficacy of Nicorandil compared with Nifedipine as a…
- Trial name
- NCT04846621
- Testing
- Potassium Channel Opener, Calcium channel blocker
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 230 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Quality Health Care
Dural Puncture Epidural Vs Standard Epidural Technique in Parturient Receiving Continuous Labour Epidural Infusion
The goal of this study is to evaluate the quality and safety of labor analgesia by comparing the use of Dural puncture epidural technique to Standard epidural technique while maintaining labor analgesia by means of continuous…
- Trial name
- NCT06653036
- Testing
- Dural puncture epidural, Standard Epidural Technique
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Uterine Contraction, Pregnancy
Comparative Study of the Propagation of Uterine Electrical Activity (EHG) in Pregnant Women During Pregnancy and During Labour
The original aspect of the methodology proposed for this study concerns the use of as many as 16 electrodes to study the propagation and coordination (or synchronization) of uterine contraction.
- Conditions
- Uterine Contraction, Pregnancy, Delivery, Obstetric
- Trial name
- PropEHG (NCT02814344)
- Testing
- Electrohysterography
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Work-Related Condition
Child Labour at Al-Sadat Neighborhood, Assiut City
General objective: To promote proper health status of working children in Assiut city. Specific objectives: 1. To describe the socio-demographic characteristics of children working in car repair workshops in Al-Sadat area of…
- Trial name
- NCT03588858
- Testing
- structured interview questionnaires
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hisham Ragab Ali
Pregnancy, Covid19
Prevalence of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 19) in Pregnant Women on Labor in a Public Hospital in Chile (COroNavirus diSease Covid-19 pandEmic iN ChilE)
This study aim is to assess the prevalence of SARS-COV-2 in unselected pregnant women on labour (or a predictable delivery during next 24 hours), their outcome and sociodemographic conditions.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Covid19, Labor (Obstetrics)--Complications, Demography
- Trial name
- CONSCIENCE (NCT04551690)
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 720 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital San Juan de Dios, Santiago
Labour Analgesia
A Digital Educational Resource to Improve Preparedness for Shared Decision Making About Labour Analgesia
Labour analgesia decisions are often made under time pressure, while in pain, which may lead patients to feel unprepared or uninformed.
- Trial name
- PrepDM (NCT07516171)
- Testing
- Preparation for Decision Making (PrepDM) Scale, Questionnaire
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
Labor Pain
The Effect of Continuous Midwifery-led Care in Birth Management
Caesarean section is an emergency procedure necessary to prevent harm or death to the mother or newborn. Worldwide, caesarean section rates are steadily increasing.
- Trial name
- NCT06660615
- Testing
- MIDWIFE-LED CARE
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
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
Labor Long
Effect of Date Fruit Consumption in Later Pregnancy
EFFECT OF DATE FRUIT CONSUMPTION IN LATER PREGNANCY ON LENGTH OF GESTATION LABOR AND DELIVERY OF NULLIPAROUS WOMEN
- Trial name
- NCT05105893
- Testing
- Dates group
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pak Emirates Military Hospital
Epidural, Labor Pain
Improving Labour Induction Analgesia: Epidural Fentanyl Bolus at Epidural Initiation for Induction of Labour
Labour pain can be intensified for labour inductions and women undergoing inductions often have earlier and more frequent requests for analgesia.
- Conditions
- Epidural, Labor Pain, Induction of Labor Affected Fetus / Newborn, Obstetric Anesthesia Problems
- Trial name
- NCT04011098
- Testing
- Epidural Fentanyl Bolus, Standard Epidural Group
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Preterm Birth, Preterm Premature Rupture of Membrane
Cerclage After Full Dilatation Caesarean Section
CRAFT-OBS: Observational Study; To evaluate subsequent pregnancy risk of preterm birth in women with a history of previous caesarean in established labour.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Preterm Premature Rupture of Membrane, Preterm Spontaneous Labor With Preterm Delivery
- Trial name
- CRAFT (NCT04110704)
- Testing
- Insertion of transvaginal cerclage
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Induction of Labor
Induction of Labour at Term With Low Dose Oral Misoprostol Versus a Foley Catheter
Comparison of efficacy and safety of low-dose oral Misoprostol versus folley catheter for preinduction in women with an immature cervix at term.
- Trial name
- NCT06056141
- Testing
- Misoprostol 200mcg Tab, Foley Catheter
- Where
- 2 sites in Kazakhstan
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kazakhstan's Medical University "KSPH"
Instrumental Delivery, NEC, Affecting Fetus or Newborn
PROPENSITY-ID: Sonographic and Clinical Assessment of Head Position Prior to Instrumental Delivery and Labour Outcomes
Instrumental delivery is performed in 3-15% of all births (1). Successful instrumental delivery avoids need for cesarean section with associated maternal surgical morbidity, risk from neonatal disimpaction and future pregnancy…
- Conditions
- Instrumental Delivery, NEC, Affecting Fetus or Newborn, Second Stage Cesarean Delivery, Occiput Position
- Trial name
- PROPENSITYID (NCT05557097)
- Testing
- Intrapartum sonography
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 2,282 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Parma
Premature Obstetric Labor
Progesterone and Aminophylline for the Prevention of Preterm Labour
The aim of this study is to investigate whether the combination of aminophylline and Progesterone (P4) is acceptable to women at high-risk of Pre-term labour (PTL).
- Trial name
- PROGRAM (NCT03152942)
- Testing
- Progesterone, Aminophylline
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St Stephens Aids Trust
Labour Pains, Massage
Effect of Nonpharmacological Methods on The Active Phase Of Labour
The aim of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effects of methods such as exercise and hot showers applied during the active phase of labour on labour pain, labour duration, mode of delivery, newborn health, and the labour…
- Conditions
- Labour Pains, Massage, Exercise
- Trial name
- EFPCMUAPLBO (NCT07060339)
- Testing
- Exercise Programme, Hot Shower Programme, Combined Application (Exercise + Hot Shower)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uskudar University
Induction of Labour
Effectiveness and Safety of Induction of Labour Using a Double Balloon Catheter (INDOBA)
The goal of induction of labor is to achieve vaginal delivery by stimulating uterine contractions before the spontaneous onset of labor.
- Trial name
- INDOBA (NCT04163744)
- Testing
- Double balloon catheter
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Labor Complication
Study of the Fluid Intake Effect During Labour
Ingestion during labor is an issue that has attracted the attention of the scientific community in recent decades, with different practices occurring in different countries.
- Trial name
- NCT06371742
- Testing
- Liquid ingestion during labour
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL
Birth Injuries
The Effect of Primary Delivery of the Anterior Compared With the Posterior Shoulder on Perineal Trauma: a Randomized Controlled Trial
It is unknown if primary delivery of the anterior or the posterior shoulder causes less perineal tear. The objective of this trial is to evaluate the incidence and degree of perineal trauma after primary delivery of the anterior…
- Trial name
- NCT01937546
- Testing
- Primary delivery of anterior shoulder, Primary delivery posterior shoulder
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Holbaek Sygehus