Status:
UNKNOWN
Effect of Maternal Age and BMI on Induction of Labor Using Oral Misoprostol in Late-term Pregnancies: a Retrospective Cross-sectional Study
Lead Sponsor:
University of Palermo
Conditions:
Induction of Labor Affected Fetus / Newborn
Pregnancy Late
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-50 years
Brief Summary
To evaluate the effect of maternal age and body mass index (BMI) on oral misoprostol induction of labor for late-term pregnancies.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Late term pregnancies out of labor,
- Bishop score \< 7
Exclusion
- labor (defined as presence of at least three painful uterine contractions every ten minutes),
- uterine tachysystole (\>5 contractions within 10 minutes for two consecutive 10-minute periods),
- hypertonic uterus,
- abnormal CTG,
- contraindications to vaginal delivery (fetal malpresentation such as breech presentation or transverse situation, fetal macrosomia, abnormally implanted placenta, active genital herpes infection, cervical cancer),
- patients with parity \> 4,
- medical contraindication to misoprostol (asthma, glaucoma),
- women with previous hysterotomies.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2023
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 1 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
104 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06184139
Start Date
December 1 2023
End Date
January 1 2024
Last Update
December 28 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Andrea Etrusco
Palermo, Italy, 90123