Cervical Capsaicin for Labor Induction and Pain Relief

Summary

In the setting of fetal demise it is important to help the mother deliver the fetus expeditiously and with as little physical trauma as possible. This study hypothesizes that application of capsaicin to the uterine cervix will enhance cervical ripening and desensitize pain fibers such that delivery is less painful.

Timeline

Start

2010-10

Primary completion

2011-06

Completion

2011-06

Drugs

Indications