The Role of Oxytocin in the Second Stage of Labor

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
AgeNot listed
SponsorWashington University School of Medicine

About this trial

This is a randomized controlled trial investigating the utility of oxytocin administration in the second stage of labor.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Nulliparous pregnant women >/= 37 weeks gestation

Singleton pregnancies

Admission for induction of labor or spontaneous labor

Disqualifiers

Multiple gestations

Multiparous patients

Patients with major fetal anomalies

Not on oxytocin at the time of complete cervical dilation

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Continue Oxytocin
  • Discontinue Oxytocin

Treatment groups

400 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators