Early Versus Delayed Pushing in the Second Stage of Labor
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
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.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Aug 2017
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 11, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 20, 2017
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
August 10, 2017
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2018
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
September 25, 2018
CompletedNovember 5, 2018
November 1, 2018
12 months
April 11, 2017
November 2, 2018
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
successful vaginal delivery
success of vaginal delivery
within 3 hours from full cervical dilatation
Study Arms (2)
Early pushing during vaginal delivery
ACTIVE COMPARATORpatients are allowed to push within one hour after full cervical dilatation whether the vertex was visible or not
Delayed pushingduring vaginal delivery
ACTIVE COMPARATORpatients here are asked not to push for maximum of 3 hours or start pushing when the vertex was visible
Interventions
vaginal delivery is carried by an expert obstetrician and the need for forceps or ventose is recorded
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Healthy women
- Gestational age 36 to 40 weeks
- singleton pregnancy
You may not qualify if:
- women indicated for cesarean section
- Medical complications of pregnancy as hypertensive disorders or Diabetes Mellitus
- Fetal distress
- Epidural anaesthesia
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Cairo Universitylead
Study Sites (1)
Kasr Alainy medical school
Cairo, 12151, Egypt
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 11, 2017
First Posted
April 20, 2017
Study Start
August 10, 2017
Primary Completion
August 1, 2018
Study Completion
September 25, 2018
Last Updated
November 5, 2018
Record last verified: 2018-11