RecruitingNot Applicable

The Role of Oxytocin in the Second Stage of Labor

United States400 participantsStarted 2022-07-01

Plain-language summary

This is a randomized controlled trial investigating the utility of oxytocin administration in the second stage of labor.

Who can participate

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Nulliparous pregnant women \>/= 37 weeks gestation * Singleton pregnancies * Admission for induction of labor or spontaneous labor Exclusion Criteria: * Multiple gestations * Multiparous patients * Patients with major fetal anomalies * Not on oxytocin at the time of complete cervical dilation * Patients with fetal head visible at the perineum on diagnosis of complete cervical dilation * Maternal medical condition that prohibits prolonged second stage

What they're measuring

Second stage duration

Timeframe: During admission for delivery

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04303702

SponsorWashington University School of Medicine

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2027-06-01

Contact for this trial

Nandini Raghuraman, MD MSCI

9186917389 nraghuraman@wustl.edu

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