Status:

RECRUITING

Intracervical Balloon Placement With Nitrous Oxide Administration

Lead Sponsor:

Maimonides Medical Center

Conditions:

Labor Pain

Induced; Birth

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-45 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This randomized controlled trial aims to compare the effectiveness of nitrous oxide versus oxygen in facilitating the successful placement of a Foley balloon catheter for cervical ripening and inducti...

Detailed Description

This is a single center randomized controlled trial aimed to compare the effectiveness of nitrous oxide versus oxygen in facilitating the successful placement of a Foley balloon catheter for cervical ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients admitted to labor and delivery for induction of labor (term inductions, medically indicated preterm inductions).
  • Pregnant patients who are eligible for intracervical balloon placement.

Exclusion

  • Pregnant patients with contraindications to receiving nitrous oxide.
  • Inability to safely self-administer nitrous oxide
  • Allergy to nitrous oxide
  • History of malignant hyperthermia,
  • Concomitant administration of magnesium sulfate
  • Less than 35 weeks gestational age
  • Non-reassuring fetal heart tracing
  • Use of intravenous or intramuscular opioid within 4 hours
  • Vitamin B12 deficiency
  • Gas-trapping conditions such as pneumothorax or small bowel obstruction
  • Patients requesting neuraxial anesthesia
  • Non-English speaking patients.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 15 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

162 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06498908

Start Date

May 15 2024

End Date

September 1 2025

Last Update

July 12 2024

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Maimonides Medical Center OB/GYN

Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11220