The Effect of IV PAPAVERINE 80 mg Prior to Catheter Balloon Insertion on Bishop Score and Pain

NCT05759364 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 128

Last updated 2023-06-29

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Summary

The cervix consists of connective tissue, smooth muscle, and parasympathetic innervation. Smooth muscle makes up about 15% of the cervix, is mainly found under the internal opening of the neck. Papaverine and its derivatives are musculotropic antispasmodic drugs that directly affect smooth muscle, the mechanism is to reduce the spasm of smooth muscle resulting in relaxation. Studies on the pharmacokinetics of this drug show that it has a half-life of 0.5-2 hours and its effect is apparent within 10 minutes.

Administration of antispasmodic drugs during childbirth is common in developing and developed countries. Based on previous studies, the use of these drugs during childbirth may lead to a faster opening of the cervix. Possible uses of Papaverine include, administered separately or in combination with other treatments such as rupture of amniotic membranes and/or Oxytocin administration. According to some studies, administration of Papaverine at birth can be used as a preventive or therapeutic strategy in cases of prolonged labor or first stage over 12 hours as defined in some studies. According to Kochran et al, who included 13 experiments with 1995 participants, the use of antispasmodic drugs shortened the first stage of labor by an average of 74.34 minutes. In 6 experiments that included 820 patients, the administration of antispasmodic drugs during labor increases the rate of cervical opening by an average of 0.61 cm per hour.

In addition to the muscle relaxation effect, studies have been published on the analgesic effect of PAPAVERINE for example in patients with urinary stones.

In the present study, the investigators want to test the effect of administering PAPAVERINE IV 80 mg within half an hour before the insertion of a catheter balloon for cervical ripening on the Bishop score after catheter removal between the two groups.

Conditions

  • Induction of Labor
  • Pain, Acute
  • Labor Pain
  • Delivery Delayed

Interventions

DRUG

IV Papaverine 80 mg

Opium alkaloid antispasmodic drug

DRUG

Placebo

Placebo

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Western Galilee Hospital-Nahariya

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Principal Investigators

  • Maya Frank Wolf, MD · Galilee Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-05-15
Primary Completion
2024-04-01
Completion
2025-04-01

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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