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Nifedipine Versus Indomethacin in the Treatment of Preterm Labour

NCT01360034 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 216

Last updated 2015-01-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of nifedipine versus indomethacin as tocolytic for the treatment of preterm labour with short cervix (\< 2.5cms).

Conditions

  • Obstetric Labor, Premature

Interventions

DRUG

Nifedipine

Nifedipine: 20 mg as a single dose upon admission and then 10 mg vo every 8 hours for 48 hours.

DRUG

Indomethacin

Indomethacin: 50 mg vo as a single dose upon admission and then 25 mg vo every 6 hours for 48 hours.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Saint Thomas Hospital, Panama

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jorge Espinosa, Resident · Saint Thomas Hospital, Panama

  • Osvaldo Reyes, MD · Saint Thomas Hospital, Panama

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-12-31
Primary Completion
2016-05-31
Completion
2016-06-30

Countries

  • Panama

Study Locations

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