Trial of Oxytocin Alone Versus Oxytocin and Propranolol for the Treatment of Abnormal Labor

• Status: Withdrawn
• Trial end date: 2008-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether propranolol is better than oxytocin for the treatment of labor abnormalities. The endpoint is the rate of vaginal delivery experienced by women receiving prolonged oxytocin versus propranolol.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of California, Irvine
• Treatments: Oxytocin; Propranolol

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Must be term pregnancy (> 37 weeks)

• Vertex presentation

• Active labor (4-5 centimeters dilated)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Heart disease

• Diabetes

• Currently taking propranolol

• Contraindications to labor or vaginal delivery

• Multiple gestations

• Preterm

• Chorioamnionitis