IV vs IM Oxytocin in the Third Stage of Labor for Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage

Completed 653 enrolled Gynuity Health Projects Center for Research and Consultancy in Reproductive Health · collab Hung Vuong Hospital · collab MOH Etlik Zubeyde Hanim Women's Health Training and Research Hospital · collab

RandomizedSingle-groupOpen-labelPrevention

Summary

The study will evaluate whether prophylactic oxytocin administered in the third stage of labor via IV infusion results in a lower mean blood loss compared to IM injection.

Timeline

Start: 2012-05
Primary completion: 2012-11
Completion: 2012-12

Publications

Oladapo OT, Okusanya BO, Abalos E, Gallos ID, Papadopoulou A. Intravenous versus intramuscular prophylactic oxytocin for the third stage of labour. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Nov 9;11(11):CD009332. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009332.pub4.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Comparator	Oxytocin	Peptide	10 iu	Intravenous

Indications

No indication recorded.