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Study NCT ID:
NCT00244738
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2012-03-20
First Post:
2005-10-26
Brief Title:
The Use of Castor Oil as a Labor Initiator in Post-date Pregnancies
Sponsor:
Hadassah Medical Organization
Organization:
Hadassah Medical Organization
Study Overview
Official Title:
The Use of Castor Oil as a Labor Initiator in Post-date Pregnancies
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2005-11
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The purpose of the study is to determine whether castor oil is effective in inducing labor
Detailed Description:
Castor oil is traditionally given by midwives in order to induce labor Its efficacy as an initiator of labor was previously tested only in one clinical trial Unfortunately this study by Garry et al was not sufficiently controlled
We intent to recruit 84 healthy pregnant women with no contraindication to vaginal delivery that had past their due date Women will be randomly and blindly divided into equal sized intervention group and control group Intervention group will be given 60 mL of castor oil in 140 mL of orange juice while control group will be given a placebo with similar texture Primary outcome to be tested is the percentage of women entering active labor within 24 hours of administration
We intent to recruit 84 healthy pregnant women with no contraindication to vaginal delivery that had past their due date Women will be randomly and blindly divided into equal sized intervention group and control group Intervention group will be given 60 mL of castor oil in 140 mL of orange juice while control group will be given a placebo with similar texture Primary outcome to be tested is the percentage of women entering active labor within 24 hours of administration
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None