Comparing the Shape and Frequency of Uterine Contractions

Delivery Clinical Trial

Official title:

Principle Investigator

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01649063
• Other study ID #: vaginal delivery and cesarean
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 21, 2012
• Last updated: July 24, 2012
• Start date: April 2010
• Est. completion date: July 2011

Study information

• Verified date: July 2012
• Source: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Iran: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Dystocia is the most common indication for primary cesarean section. The most common cause of dystocia is uterine dysfunction. In all cephalopelvic disproportion studies, more attention is usually paid on fetus and pelvic rather than on the role of uterine contraction in delivery. So we decided to determine the relationship between dystocia and uterine contraction patterns.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 95
• Est. completion date: July 2011
• Est. primary completion date: June 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• age 18-35 years

• singleton pregnancy with cephalic term presentation

• tendency to do vaginal delivery

• having no medical or mental diseases

• having no pregnancy complications

• Intact membranes

• BMI<26

Exclusion Criteria:

• using oxytocin before and during the monitoring of contractions

• performing cesarean section for any reason except arrested delivery or pelvic constriction

• the birth weight< 2500 or >4000

• using the analgesia such as epidural anesthesia morphine and pethidine during the study

Study Design

Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Delivery
• Uterine Contractions

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	the shape and frequency of uterine contractions	Uterus contractions were recorded using electronic fetal monitoring at the beginning of the active phase of labor (dilatation 3-5 cm) for 30 min.	up to 15 months	Yes