Adjuvant Oxytocin for Preinduction Ripening With a Foley catheter--a Clinical Trial

Summary

The transcervical Foley catheter (TFC) is a proven and effective mode of cervical ripening. It is common practice to use TFC with simultaneous low-dose oxytocin under the assumption that the combination results in a more successful labor induction. Scientific validation of this practice is lacking. We seek to determine if the addition of oxytocin to TFC improves induction success.

Timeline

Start

2003-11

Primary completion

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Completion

2005-10

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

paper Addition of oxytocin to transcervical Foley catheter does not shorten the time to delivery and has no effect on the likelihood of delivery within 24 hours PMID 18515515 ↗

Publications

• Pettker CM, Pocock SB, Smok DP, Lee SM, Devine PC. Transcervical Foley catheter with and without oxytocin for cervical ripening: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Jun;111(6):1320-6. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31817615a0.

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