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Post Term Pregnancy - Induction of Labor or Monitoring of Pregnancy

NCT00385229 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 508

Last updated 2011-11-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Post term pregnancy is a risk pregnancy. Aim of the study was to investigate whether induction of labor at gestational age 289(41 weeks+2 days) reduces neonatal morbidity compared to expectant management. Secondary aims was to assess the effect on mode of delivery and maternal complications, as well as assess women's views and experiences.

Our 0-hypothesis was that induction of labor at gestational age 41+2 did not result in better outcome of pregnancy, measured as perinatal morbidity.

Following inclusion, women were randomly allocated to induction of labor or to monitoring of pregnancy every third day until delivery

Conditions

  • Perinatal Morbidity

Interventions

DRUG

induction of labor

Misoprostol, Dinoprostone, amniotomy, Oxytocin

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology

    collaborator OTHER

  • St. Olavs Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Runa Heimstad, MD · Department of Obstetrics, St.Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-09-30
Primary Completion
2003-12-31
Completion
2004-07-31

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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