Effectiveness of Evening Primrose Oil for Induction of Labor
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Brief Summary
Effectivness of primrose oil in induction of labour .
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for early_phase_1
Started Dec 2024
Shorter than P25 for early_phase_1
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 2, 2024
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 6, 2024
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
December 10, 2024
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 10, 2025
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
October 12, 2025
CompletedAugust 6, 2024
August 1, 2024
9 months
August 2, 2024
August 2, 2024
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
The interval between induction of labor and delivery
comparing between the interval between induction of labor and delivery in two groups one is using evening primrose oil + misoprostol and the other using misoprostol only.
induction of labor may take more than 24 hours
Study Arms (2)
Evening primrose oil + misoprostol
ACTIVE COMPARATORcombination of both drugs for induction of labor adminstrated vaginally.
misoprostol only
OTHERmisoprostol alone for induction of labor adminstrated vaginally.
Interventions
Evening primrose oil 1000mg vaginally plus misoprostal for induction of labor
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- pregenent of 38 weeks and longer
- singleton pregenency
- vertex presentation
- indication of labor induction
- bishop score \<6 and cervical dilation\<2 cm
You may not qualify if:
- women who delivered by classical cs or had a history of myomectomy , hysterscopic uterine surgery , or cervical surgery like conisation
- women with multiple gestation
- women with evidence of low implanted placenta by ultrasound
- women with contraindication to misoprostol or vaginal delivery
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Related Publications (2)
Hemmatzadeh S, Mohammad Alizadeh Charandabi S, Veisy A, Mirghafourvand M. Evening primrose oil for cervical ripening in term pregnancies: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Complement Integr Med. 2021 Jul 14;20(2):328-337. doi: 10.1515/jcim-2020-0314. eCollection 2023 Jun 1.
PMID: 34261202BACKGROUNDMoradi M, Niazi A, Heydarian Miri H, Lopez V. The effect of evening primrose oil on labor induction and cervical ripening: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Phytother Res. 2021 Oct;35(10):5374-5383. doi: 10.1002/ptr.7147. Epub 2021 Apr 29.
PMID: 33913585RESULT
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- early phase 1
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- INVESTIGATOR
- Masking Details
- Allocation concealment is the use of sequentially numbered,opaque,sealed envelopes.
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- sayed mohamed sayed mostafa
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 2, 2024
First Posted
August 6, 2024
Study Start
December 10, 2024
Primary Completion
September 10, 2025
Study Completion
October 12, 2025
Last Updated
August 6, 2024
Record last verified: 2024-08