Intracervical Balloon Placement With Nitrous Oxide Administration

NCT06498908 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2026-04-03

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Summary

This randomized controlled trial aims to compare the effectiveness of nitrous oxide versus oxygen in facilitating the successful placement of a Foley balloon catheter for cervical ripening and induction of labor.

Conditions

  • Labor Pain
  • Induced; Birth

Interventions

DRUG

Nitrous oxide

Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, is a colorless, non-flammable gas with a slightly sweet odor, used for its analgesic and anesthetic properties in medical and dental procedures to provide pain relief and sedation.

DRUG

Oxygen

Oxygen is a colorless, odorless gas essential for human respiration and used medically to treat conditions resulting from low oxygen levels in the blood. In this trial oxygen is being used as a placebo.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Olivia Sher

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-03-01
Primary Completion
2026-03-30
Completion
2026-03-30
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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