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Effect of Oral Carbohydrate Intake > 44kCal Per Hour During Labour on the Rate of Instrumental Vaginal Delivery

NCT05080309 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 600

Last updated 2025-07-25

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Summary

Carbohydrate intake during physical exercise improves muscle performance and decreases fatigue. We hypothesized that carbohydrate intake during labor which is a period of significant physical activity can decrease the instrumental vaginal delivery rate.

In a previous study we reported a trend toward a decrease in instrumental vaginal delivery and the mount of carbohydrate intake during labour. However due to some limitations no clear conclusion could be drawn.

The present study is designed to examine the relationship between a high calory oral intake (\>44 kCal/hour during labour) and the rate of instrumental delivery.

Conditions

  • Delivery Complication
  • Labor Long
  • Pregnancy Related

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

carbohydrate oral intake

During labor the women will have free access to water and 20 ml commercial fruit juice bricks containing between 430 or 660 kcal/l. Every 2 hours the midwife or the nurse will measure the fruit juice oral intake volume and will advise women to drink the planned volume (1 brick/2hours)

OTHER

free water only

Women will have free access to water only

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Caen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • jean-luc hanouz, M.D., Ph.D. · University Hospital of Caen

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-02-11
Primary Completion
2028-02-01
Completion
2028-09-03

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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