Continuous Versus Intermittent Oxytocin Infusion for Induction of Labor

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The study will compare 2 treatment modalities. One group will receive the routine protocol of intermittent pitocin induction for 6 hours and the second group will receive continous pitocin infusion.

The primary aim is to observe which protocol leads to the fastest delivery and evaluate the time in each group from induction to delivery.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Rambam Health Care Campus
• Treatments: Oxytocin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Women with a singleton pregnancy that are admitted for induction or augmentation of labor.

2. Women at gestational age 370/7 or more.

3. Vertex presentation.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Age under 18 or over 45.

2. High order gestation.

3. Women with contraindication for vaginal delivery.

4. Active labor.

5. Women with a uterine scar.

6. Multiparity(> 5 deliveries).

7. Documented fetal anomalies.