Status:

TERMINATED

The Association Between Fluid Administration, Oxytocin Administration, and Fetal Heart Rate Changes

Lead Sponsor:

Northwestern University

Conditions:

Pregnancy

Labor Pain

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Fetal heart rate patterns are an important parameter in the diagnosis of non-reassuring fetal status. Combined-spinal epidural analgesia is a method of initiating labor analgesia used by approximately...

Detailed Description

After obtaining informed, written consent, candidates were randomized to one of four groups at the time of request for labor analgesia. All subjects received a maintenance infusion of Lactated Ringers...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18-60
  • Healthy nulliparous or multiparous women
  • Term (\>36 week gestation)
  • Singleton pregnancy
  • Spontaneous labor or with spontaneous rupture of membranes
  • Receive oxytocin
  • Request neuraxial analgesia

Exclusion

  • Under 18 years of age
  • Presence of any systemic disease (e.g., diabetes mellitus, hypertension, preeclampsia)
  • Use of chronic analgesic medications
  • Prior administration of systemic opioid labor analgesia
  • Non-vertex presentation
  • Induction of labor
  • Contraindication to neuraxial analgesia.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

251 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00787176

Start Date

September 1 2007

End Date

July 1 2012

Last Update

January 13 2022

Active Locations (2)

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Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611

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Prentice Women's Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611