Effect of Date Fruit Consumption in Later Pregnancy

Labor Long Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of Date Fruit Consumption in Later Pregnancy on Length of Gestation Labor and Delivery of Nulliparous Women

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05105893
• Other study ID #: 13102021
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: October 2021
• Source: Pak Emirates Military Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

EFFECT OF DATE FRUIT CONSUMPTION IN LATER PREGNANCY ON LENGTH OF GESTATION LABOR AND DELIVERY OF NULLIPAROUS WOMEN

Description:

This randomized, controlled study was conducted at the Gynecology and Obstetrics department of Pak Emirates Military Hospital for Six months duration from Jan 2021 to June 2021. Ethical consent for the study was taken from the Ethical Committee. All participants have signed the written consent. Healthy primigravida's at more than 37 weeks of gestation with no prenatal complications (low-risk pregnancies) or chronic diseases were invited to contribute in the analysis. The criteria of exclusion included all primigravida and non-primigravida with prenatal problems. Prenatal complications included placenta praevia, rupture of membranes, multiple pregnancies, diabetes, hypertension and additional health problems, fetal abnormalities, fetal growth restriction or any contraindication to delivery by vagina. The females who met the eligibility criteria were contacted and provided information related to the analysis. In the preliminary phase of contact with potential volunteers, the study was presented as a participant's usage of dates to expedite delivery. The randomization arrangement was performed by means of sealed envelopes numbered from 1 to 10, equally allocated by randomization to the date-consumers and the group of control. Therefore, they will be allocated to dates consumer or control group recipients.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 142
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: June 30, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 40 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• All primigravidas at 37 or more weeks gestation with low risk pregnancies

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any antenatal complications Preterm pregnancies

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Labor Long

Intervention

Other:
• Dates group
Seven dates to be provided to patients

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Pakistan	PEMH	Rawalpindi	Punjab

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Pak Emirates Military Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Effect of date fruit consumption in later pregnancy on length of gestation	Effect of Intake of dates in later pregnancy on the period of gestation in weeks	6 months
Primary	Effect of date fruit consumption in later pregnancy on labour and delivery	To know the effect of dates intake on onset of labour whether it enhances the spontaneous onset of labour, avoiding any induction of labour and the time of 1st and 2nd stage of labour (in hours)	6 months