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NCT Number: NCT03121274

Early Versus Delayed Pushing in the Second Stage of Labor

Nulliparous women in spontaneous or induced labour with term singleton pregnancy are randomized into two groups first group (early pushing) in this group patients were allowed to push within one hour after full cervical dilatation whether the vertex was visible or not. Second group (delayed pushing) patients here were asked not to push for maximum of 3 hours or start pushing when the vertex was visible.

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Key information

Conditions

Vaginal Delivery

Age range

18 year–39 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Kasr Alainy medical school

Cairo, 12151, Egypt

About this study

Nulliparous women in spontaneous or induced labour with term singleton pregnancy are randomized into two groups first group (early pushing) in this group patients were allowed to push within one hour after full cervical dilatation whether the vertex was visible or not. Second group (delayed pushing) patients here were asked not to push for maximum of 3 hours or start pushing when the vertex was visible.

Oxytocin was allowed in both group and fetus was monitored with CTG.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy women
  • Gestational age 36 to 40 weeks
  • singleton pregnancy

Exclusion criteria

  • women indicated for cesarean section
  • Medical complications of pregnancy as hypertensive disorders or Diabetes Mellitus
  • Fetal distress
  • Epidural anaesthesia

Treatment and study plan

Vaginal delivery

Procedure

vaginal delivery is carried by an expert obstetrician and the need for forceps or ventose is recorded

Primary outcomes

  1. successful vaginal delivery

    Time frame: within 3 hours from full cervical dilatation

    success of vaginal delivery

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cairo University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Apr 20, 2017
Registry last updated
Nov 5, 2018

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