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The Use of Castor Oil as a Labor Initiator in Post-date Pregnancies

NCT00244738 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 82

Last updated 2012-03-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether castor oil is effective in inducing labor.

Conditions

  • Prolonged Pregnancy

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Castor oil

Patients who received castor oil for labor induction

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Sunflower oil

Patients who received sunflower oil as a placebo

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hadassah Medical Organization

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Shay Porat, MD · Hadassah Medical Organization

  • Drorit Hochner-Celnikier, MD · Hadassah Medical Organization

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-02-28
Primary Completion
2010-09-30
Completion
2010-09-30

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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