Continuous Versus Intermittent Oxytocin for Induction of Labor: A Randomized Study

Phase 2 Unknown 200 enrolled Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Pediatric Research and Training Hospital

RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

This study evaluates continuous oxytocin versus intermittent oxytocin for induction of labor at term. Half of participants will be taken continuous oxytocin, while the other half will be taken intermittent oxytocin.

Timeline

Start: 2016-08
Primary completion: 2016-12
Completion: 2017-01

Publications

Background Bor P, Ledertoug S, Boie S, Knoblauch NO, Stornes I. Continuation versus discontinuation of oxytocin infusion during the active phase of labour: a randomised controlled trial. BJOG. 2016 Jan;123(1):129-35. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13589. Epub 2015 Aug 26.
Background Ozturk FH, Yilmaz SS, Yalvac S, Kandemir O. Effect of oxytocin discontinuation during the active phase of labor. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2015 Jan;28(2):196-8. doi: 10.3109/14767058.2014.906573. Epub 2014 Apr 9.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Oxytocin	Peptide	—	—

Indications

No indication recorded.