Clinical trials: Labour
Pregnancy
Impact of Prenatal Yoga Practice on Birth Outcome
Yoga is a body-mind practice that encompasses a system of postures (asana), stretching exercises combined with breathing (pranayama) and meditation (dharana).
- Trial name
- NCT03941041
- Testing
- Prenatal Yoga Course
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Maribor
Labor Complication
Paperless Parotograph in Evaluation of Labour
Using Paperless partograph management of labour as simple tool to prevent obstructed labour or prolonged labour or its complications at the mother or her fetus
- Trial name
- labourRecord (NCT03272282)
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
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
Rupture of Membranes Prior to Onset of Labor, Induction of Labor
Intravenous Dexamethasone for Inducing Labor in Women With Term Pregnancy and Pre-Labour Rupture of Membranes
This clinical trial aims to determine whether giving intravenous dexamethasone can shorten the time it takes for women to deliver after labor induction in term pregnancies with pre-labour rupture of membranes (PROM).
- Conditions
- Rupture of Membranes Prior to Onset of Labor, Induction of Labor, Dexamethasone
- Trial name
- NCT07503184
- Testing
- Dexamethasone, Prostaglandin E1, Normal Saline
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Nishtar Medical University
Labour
Systematic Clonidine for Epidural Analgesia in Labour
In a prospective randomised study involving primiparous women in spontaneous uncomplicated labour with cervical dilatation < 5 cm, epidural analgesia will be given with an initial volume of 20 mL anaesthetic solution, followed by…
- Trial name
- NCT00983125
- Testing
- Clonidine
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Pregnant With Complication
Effect of Azithromycin in Preventing Premature Labour
This is a prospective observational case controlled study. The control group will include pregnant women, having intact membranes and are at risk of or in preterm labour, administrating the standard treatments for prolongation of…
- Trial name
- NCT05465304
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Beni-Suef University
Spontaneous Labour Onset, Vaginal Intercourse at Term
Effect of Vaginal Intercourse on Spontaneous Labour at Term
Vaginal intercourse to promote labour onset is biologically plausible. Oxytocin release during female orgasm, cervix mechanical stimulation and the effect of semen's prostaglandins are possible involved mechanisms.
- Trial name
- NCT01907698
- Testing
- Vaginal intercourse
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Santa Maria, Portugal
Labor Pain, Analgesia
Effect of Different Labour Analgesics on Maternal and Fetal Blood Flow Observed by Doppler Ultrasonography
Background: The purpose of this study was to see how intrathecal injections of sufentanil, ropivacaine, and sufentanil added to ropivacaine affected blood flow in the uterine artery, umbilical artery, and middle cerebral artery…
- Conditions
- Labor Pain, Analgesia, Fetus Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT06099938
- Testing
- sufentanil, ropivacaine
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University
Pain
Acupuncture for Pain Relief During Induced Labour in Nulliparae
The study was primarily designed to assess the role of acupuncture in reducing the need for epidural analgesia for pain relief during induced labour. The other outcomes of labour were to be observed in addition.
- Trial name
- NCT01165099
- Testing
- acupuncture
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Labor Pain, Analgesia, Epidural
A Study on the Effect of Position on Walking Labour Epidural Efficacy
This study is being done to better understand how patient positioning can affect pain relief after an epidural. In addition to pain, the investigators will assess how position affects epidural spread, and its effects on maternal…
- Trial name
- NCT04469101
- Testing
- Lumbar Epidural
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Pregnancy, Prolonged, Induced; Birth
Membrane Sweeping to Prevent Post-term Pregnancy: The MILO Study
Multicentre, pragmatic, parallel group, pilot randomised controlled trial with an embedded factorial design.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Prolonged, Induced; Birth, Pregnancy Related
- Trial name
- MILO (NCT04307199)
- Testing
- Amniotic membrane sweep
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
Effects of Anesthesia Spinal and Epidural in Pregnancy
Air Versus Saline Solution for the Localization of the Epidural Space in Labour Analgesia
Epidural space localization using loss of resistance technique with air (ALOR) is controversial in obstetric analgesia due to a minor efficacy and risk of complications, compared with loss of resistance technique with saline…
- Trial name
- NCT02792933
- Testing
- air in epidural space, saline in epidural space
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz
Labor Pain
VPIA Remifentanil for Labour Pain to Reduce Maternal Desaturation and Improve Analgesic Titration
This study is a prospective cohort study aiming to evaluate an improved VPIA remifentanil algorithm which would benefit labouring mothers who are unable or unwilling to receive epidural analgesia
- Trial name
- NCT02733835
- Testing
- Remifentanil
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Oxygen Inhalation Therapy, Second Stage of Labour
Maternal Oxygen Administration for Fetal Distress
Supplementary oxygen is routinely administered to patients, even those with adequate oxygen saturations, in the belief that it increases oxygen delivery.
- Conditions
- Oxygen Inhalation Therapy, Second Stage of Labour, Fetal Distress
- Trial name
- NCT02221440
- Testing
- Low flow nasal oxygen, Low flow room air
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 443 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Navy General Hospital, Beijing
Labour;Obstructed, Progression
Intrapartum Translabial Ultrasonography Reliability
In a present study vaginal examination of the fetal head station is compared with transperineal ultrasonography evaluation of fetal head station and the ability of ultrasonography evaluation in predicting the time and mode of…
- Conditions
- Labour;Obstructed, Progression, Delivery Problem for Fetus, Ultrasound Therapy; Complications
- Trial name
- ITUSR (NCT04844437)
- Testing
- Transperineal ultrasound
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sehit Prof. Dr. Ilhan Varank Sancaktepe Training and Research Hospital
Preterm Labor, Immunochromatographic Assay
Diagnostic Tests in the Context of Threatened Preterm Labour
The primary purpose of the protocol is to compare the diagnostic accuracy in terms of positive and negative predictive values of Premaquick © (combined detection of IL-6 / IGFBP-1 total / IGFBP-1 native) and Quikcheck fFN ™…
- Conditions
- Preterm Labor, Immunochromatographic Assay, Predictive Value of Tests, Preterm Delivery
- Trial name
- PREMAQUICK (NCT03608995)
- Testing
- Premaquick (Diagnostic test), Quikcheck fFN ™
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 221 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture
Safety and Efficacy Study of Intentional Delivery in Women With Preterm and Prelabour Rupture of the Membranes
Two-year multicentre randomized controlled parallel trial to compare intentional delivery and conservative management in pregnant women with preterm and prelabour rupture of membranes between 32 and 35 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT00259519
- Testing
- Induction of delivery
- Where
- 11 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 152 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Pregnancy Related, Fever
Assessment of Labour Progress by Intrapartum Ultrasound
Assessment of labor progress via digital exams is considered the standard of care in most delivery rooms. However, this method can be stressful, painful and imprecise and multiple exams increase the risk for chorioamnionitis.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Fever, Chorioamnionitis, Labor Complication
- Trial name
- NCT04651309
- Testing
- Transperineal Ultrasound
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaplan Medical Center
Labour, Induced, Vaginal Birth After Caesarean
Membrane Sweeping Versus Transcervical Foley Catheter for Induction of Labour in Women With Previous Caesarean Delivery
Nowadays, more and more women embark on pregnancy with previous Caesarean scar. One in five pregnancies requires induction of labour.
- Trial name
- NCT03326557
- Testing
- Membrane Sweeping versus Transcervical Foley Catheter for Induction of Labour in Women with Previous Caesarean Delivery
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ministry of Health, Malaysia
Maternal Pushing Techniques, Perineal Trauma
Vocalization and Spontaneous Pushing in the Second Stage of Labor
The second stage of labor, defined as the period from full cervical dilatation to fetal birth, is a critical phase in which maternal pushing techniques may significantly affect maternal and neonatal outcomes (1-5).
- Conditions
- Maternal Pushing Techniques, Perineal Trauma, Maternal Fatigue, Labor
- Trial name
- NCT07316348
- Testing
- The vocalization straining technique will be used.
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa