Duration of Second Stage of Labor Wearing a Dental Occlusion Device

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Pregnancy

In brief

Developing a method to maximize maternal expulsive effort should be of great value in reducing the number of cesarean section or instrumental deliveries. Various investigations have shown that use of an occlusal support device (OSD) increases the isometric strength of different muscle groups. The aim of our study was to investigate the role of an OSD in second stage pushing.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00629369

Run by

Mercy Medical Center

People needed

64

Starts

2007-10-01

Expected to finish

2007-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-03-13

Who can join

Age: 16 and older, up to 45. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Primipara
• Term
• Singleton
• Cephalic presentation
• Reactive fetal heart rate pattern
• Functioning epidural anesthesia

You may not qualify if…

• Medical or obstetrical complications including intrauterine growth restriction
• Large for gestational age
• Uterine anomaly
• Uterine myomata
• Pre-eclampsia
• Diabetes mellitus
• Fetal anomaly
• Maternal heart disease

Where it is running

• Mercy Medical Center — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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