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The Proactive Support of Labor Study

NCT03056313 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 347

Last updated 2022-04-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The duration of labor is decisive for maternal and fetal health. Poor progression often results in tired mothers, bad experience, delivery complications and a demand for cesarean section in next pregnancy. Proactive support of labor is a method originally from the Netherlands.

The main idea is to define start of active labor earlier than the traditional "3-4 cm opening of the cervix and regular contractions" to be cervix \< 0.5 cm in length, and 1 cm opening and painful contractions. From this point, it is expected to be a progress of 1cm/hour opening of cervix. If not, progress is supported by amniotomy or stimulation of contractions.

This method is embraced by several clinics with great enthusiasm. However, there are no randomized controlled trials to prove that this method is better than others.

Conditions

  • Obstetric Labor Complications

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Proactive support of labor

In case of delayed labor, active labor is defined at an earlier stage; labor support is given with 1 cm opening of the cervix and painful contractions. Labor support interventions are started then.

BEHAVIORAL

support of labor as usual

In case of delayed labor, active labor start is defined as usual at 3-4 cm opening of the cervix and regular contractions. Labor support interventions are started then.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St. Olavs Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Eszter Vanky, md prof · Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-02-15
Primary Completion
2021-05-31
Completion
2021-05-31

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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