High Dose Versus Low Dose Oxytocin for Augmentation of Delayed Labour

Summary

In a randomized control trial conducted in six study centers/labour wards in Sweden, consenting nulliparous women in active phase of labour and with a defined delayed labour progress will be randomized to receive a regimen of either high or low dose of oxytocin. Primary outcome is caesarean delivery rate. Secondary outcomes are: Apgar score, need of neonatal intensive care, hyper-stimulation of contractions, spontaneous vaginal birth rate, length of labour, postpartum haemorrhage, sphincter lacerations, experienced labour pain, epidural analgesia and the women´s childbirth experience one month postpartum (assessed with Childbirth Experience Questionnaire). Study results will contribute to establish good evidence-based routines regarding oxytocin treatment of delayed labour progress.

Timeline

Start

2013-08

Primary completion

2016-06-09

Completion

2016-10-08

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

paper Caesarean section rates did not differ between groups (12.4% and 12.3%, 95% Confidence Interval -3.7 to 3.8). PMID 30341003 ↗

Publications

• Selin L, Berg M, Wennerholm UB, Dencker A. Dosage of oxytocin for augmentation of labor and women's childbirth experiences: A randomized controlled trial. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2021 May;100(5):971-978. doi: 10.1111/aogs.14042. Epub 2021 Jan 28.
• Selin L, Wennerholm UB, Jonsson M, Dencker A, Wallin G, Wiberg-Itzel E, Almstrom E, Petzold M, Berg M. High-dose versus low-dose of oxytocin for labour augmentation: a randomised controlled trial. Women Birth. 2019 Aug;32(4):356-363. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2018.09.002. Epub 2018 Oct 16.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.