Effects of Rate and/or Presence of Dextrose on the Labor Course of Nulliparas

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Length of Labor, Second Stage of Labor, Intravenous Hydration of Labor

In brief

This randomized controlled trial aims to compare three groups of intravenous fluids and their impact on labor: 1) 125 mL/hr of 5% dextrose in normal saline 2) 250 mL/hr of normal saline 3) 250 mL/hr of 5% dextrose in normal saline

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01904617

Run by

MemorialCare Health System

People needed

300

Starts

2013-04-01

Expected to finish

2014-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-01-08

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• • Primiparous
• Singleton gestation
• Vertex presentation
• Spontaneous active labor with or without pitocin augmentation
• Gestational age > 36 weeks
• Cervical dilation 3 to 5 cm with or without ruptured membranes

You may not qualify if…

• • Multiparous
• Pregestational or gestational diabetes mellitus
• Preeclampsia at admission
• Previous cesarean section
• Non-vertex presentation
• Multiple gestation
• Chorioamnionitis at admission
• Intrauterine growth restriction (< 10th percentile)
• Patients admitted for induction
• BMI > 50

Where it is running

• Long Beach Memorial Medical Center — Long Beach, California, United States

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