Foley With Oxytocin Versus Foley no Oxytocin for Induction of Labor

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-09-11
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The overall purpose of this study is to determine if adding oxytocin to a Foley catheter for induction of labor will increase the rate of delivery within 24 hours stratified by parity.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Christiana Care Health Services
• Collaborator: Thomas Jefferson University
• Treatments: Oxytocin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age greater than 18 years

• Pregnant, singleton gestation, vertex presentation

• Admitted for induction of labor between gestational ages 24 - 42 weeks

• Bishop score <6

Exclusion Criteria:

• Multiple gestation

• Non-vertex presentation

• Latex allergy or latex-free Foley catheter to be placed

• Fetal death

• Anomalous fetus

• Placenta/vasa previa

• Placental abruption (known or suspected)

• Intrapartum bleeding

• Non-reassuring fetal tracing with following criteria: category III tracing, OR minimal variability AND decelerations of any kind, OR late decelerations occurring >50% of contractions

• 2 or more previous cesarean section, myomectomy, or classical cesarean

• Need to use ripening agents prior to Foley placement

• Spontaneous labor

• Active genital herpes

• Inability to consent

• Any contraindication to a vaginal delivery