Status:

RECRUITING

Nifedipine Versus Magnesium Sulfate for Late Preterm Tocolysis

Lead Sponsor:

Assiut University

Conditions:

Threatened Preterm Labor

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Objective: This trial is designed to compare between the effectiveness of nifedipine versus magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) for tocolysis in women with threatened preterm labor. Patient Population: The pop...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Pregnant women with threatened preterm labor defined as 3 or more uterine contractions in 30 minutes confirmed by cardiotocography.
  • Gestational age from 32 week + 0 days to (inclusive) 36 weeks + 0 days.
  • Women with singleton or multiple pregnancy.
  • Women with preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM) will be included if they have uterine contractions.

Exclusion

  • Contraindications for the use of either drugs, such as cardiac disease, hypotension, myasthenia gravis, or renal impairment.
  • Contraindications for tocolysis, such as intrauterine demise, intrauterine infection, fetal distress, placental separation, or severe pre-eclampsia.
  • Cervical dilatation \> 5 cm.
  • Cervical length \> 30 mm by trans-vaginal ultrasound.
  • Cervical cerclage.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

264 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05343806

Start Date

March 1 2023

End Date

February 1 2026

Last Update

December 8 2023

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Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University

Asyut, Egypt, 71515