The Role of Oxytocin in the Second Stage of Labor

Description

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

Conditions

Labor Complication

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Study Details

Study overview

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

Role of Oxytocin in the Second Stage of Labor: a Randomized Controlled Trial (The ROSSoL Trial)

The Role of Oxytocin in the Second Stage of Labor

Condition
Labor Complication
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Saint Louis

Barnes Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Nulliparous pregnant women \>/= 37 weeks gestation
  • * Singleton pregnancies
  • * Admission for induction of labor or spontaneous labor
  • * Multiple gestations
  • * Multiparous patients
  • * Patients with major fetal anomalies
  • * Not on oxytocin at the time of complete cervical dilation
  • * Patients with fetal head visible at the perineum on diagnosis of complete cervical dilation
  • * Maternal medical condition that prohibits prolonged second stage

Ages Eligible for Study

to

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Washington University School of Medicine,

Study Record Dates

2025-06-30