Foley With Oxytocin Versus Foley no Oxytocin for Induction of Labor

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Labor; Forced or Induced, Affecting Fetus or Newborn

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02273115

Run by

Christiana Care Health Services

People needed

323

Starts

2014-10-01

Expected to finish

2016-09-11

Last updated by the study team

2017-07-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age greater than 18 years
• Pregnant, singleton gestation, vertex presentation
• Admitted for induction of labor between gestational ages 24 - 42 weeks
• Bishop score <6

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• Christiana Care Health Services — Newark, Delaware, United States
• Thomas Jefferson University Hospital — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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