Tocolytics Trial: Intravenous (IV) Magnesium Versus Oral Nifedpine in Fetal Fibronectin (FFN) Postive Population

NCT00641784 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2009-09-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

In women with singleton gestations, to contemporarily assess the efficacy of oral nifedipine versus intravenous magnesium sulfate in the acute management of preterm labor in terms of defined early and late neonatal measures

Conditions

  • Labor, Premature

Interventions

DRUG

Magnesium

Intravenous Magnesium 6 gram load, 3 grams/hr

DRUG

Nifedlipine

Oral Nifedpine 10 mgs q 20 min to effect (max 40mgs)...then 20 mgs q 4hrs

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • MemorialCare

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kenneth Chan, MD · Obstetrix/Memorial Care

  • Vineet K Shrivastava, MD · University of California, Irvine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-03-31
Primary Completion
2012-03-31
Completion
2012-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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