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Third Stage of Labor a Swedish Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT01221051 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1800

Last updated 2025-04-01

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Summary

The purpose with this study was to compare blood loss and women's experience of afterpains during the third stage when handled with active or expectant management of the third stage of labour.

Hypothesis 1. To detect a 5% difference (15% vs 10%) in blood loss \>1000 mL between the two groups with 80% power (α=0.05), at least 726 subjects were required in each group.

Hypothesis 2. Afterpains are more pronounced in active compared to expectant management during the third stage of labour

Conditions

  • Childbirth

Interventions

PROCEDURE

active management of the third stage of labor

early cord clamping, administration of oxytocin 10 IU, controlled cord traction, uterine massage after placenta expulsion

PROCEDURE

expectant management of the third stage of labor

early cord clamping, administer saline solution 2 mL i.v,wait for signs of placenta detachment, encourage the woman to push ot placenta by her own effort, uterine massage after placenta expulsion

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sahlgrenska University Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Göteborg University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • elisabeth jangsten · Sahlgrenska academy, University of Gothenburg

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-11-30
Primary Completion
2008-04-30
Completion
2008-04-30

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