Status:
COMPLETED
Duration of Second Stage of Labor Wearing a Dental Occlusion Device
Lead Sponsor:
Mercy Medical Center
Conditions:
Pregnancy
Eligibility:
FEMALE
16-45 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Developing a method to maximize maternal expulsive effort should be of great value in reducing the number of cesarean section or instrumental deliveries. Various investigations have shown that use of ...
Detailed Description
The increased use of epidural anesthesia during labor has lead to an increased incidence of prolonged second stage as an indication for cesarean section or instrumental delivery. The use of oxytocin h...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Primipara
- Term
- Singleton
- Cephalic presentation
- Reactive fetal heart rate pattern
- Functioning epidural anesthesia
Exclusion
- Medical or obstetrical complications including intrauterine growth restriction
- Large for gestational age
- Uterine anomaly
- Uterine myomata
- Pre-eclampsia
- Diabetes mellitus
- Fetal anomaly
- Maternal heart disease
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
64 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00629369
Start Date
October 1 2007
End Date
December 1 2007
Last Update
March 13 2008
Active Locations (1)
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Mercy Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21202